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==Civic leadership==
==Civic leadership==
After his tenure as attorney general, Shepperd moved to Odessa, where he was active not only in law but also in [[insurance]], [[banking]], petrochemicals, public relations, and historical preservation. He was a political adviser and personal friend of [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]. In the middle 1960s, Shepperd was named trustee for the acquisition of land for the creation of Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site along the Pedernales River in Gillespie County in the Texas Hill Country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/10/obituaries/john-ben-shepperd-ex-texas-official-74.html|title=
After his tenure as attorney general, Shepperd moved to Odessa, where he was active not only in law but also in [[insurance]], [[banking]], petrochemicals, public relations, and historical preservation. He was a political adviser and personal friend of [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]. In the middle 1960s, Shepperd was named trustee for the acquisition of land for the creation of Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site along the Pedernales River in Gillespie County in the Texas Hill Country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/10/obituaries/john-ben-shepperd-ex-texas-official-74.html|title=John Ben Shepperd, ex-Texas official, 74|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=March 10, 1990|accessdate=November 1, 2019}}</ref>
John Ben Shepperd, ex-Texas official, 74|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=March 10, 1990|accessdate=November 1, 2019}}</ref>
From 1963 to 1967, Shepperd headed the renamed Texas Historical Commission and supported the placement of more markers along highways to promote historical preservation. He served on the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. He pushed for the establishment in the late 1960s of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. One of his later accomplishments was the creation of the John Ben Shepperd Leadership Forum at UTPB, which assists students in developing the techniques to become effective leaders.<ref name="state historical society" />
From 1963 to 1967, Shepperd headed the renamed Texas Historical Commission and supported the placement of more markers along highways to promote historical preservation. He served on the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. He pushed for the establishment in the late 1960s of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. One of his later accomplishments was the creation of the John Ben Shepperd Leadership Forum at UTPB, which assists students in developing the techniques to become effective leaders.<ref name="state historical society" />