Lyndon B. Johnson - Wikipedia
WEBLyndon Baines Johnson (/ ˈ l ɪ n d ə n ˈ b eɪ n z /; August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969.
Lyndon B. Johnson ‑ Facts, Great Society & Civil Rights - HISTORY
WEBOct 29, 2009 · Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th president of the United States and was sworn into office following the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Lyndon B. Johnson | Biography, Presidency, Civil Rights, Vietnam …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Lyndon B. Johnson, frequently called LBJ, was an American politician and moderate Democrat who was president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He was born on August 27, 1908, and died on January 22, 1973.
Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson - Wikipedia
WEBLyndon B. Johnson's tenure as the 36th president of the United States began on November 22, 1963, upon the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and ended on January 20, 1969. He had been vice president for 1,036 days when he succeeded to the presidency.
Lyndon B. Johnson: Life Before the Presidency | Miller Center
WEBJohnson held back, waiting for Kennedy's youth and Catholicism to take its toll. It never did. The young man from Boston won the party's nomination on the first ballot.
Lyndon B. Johnson: Life in Brief - Miller Center
WEBYoung, handsome, rich, and witty, the Senator from Massachusetts piled up one primary win after another. Despite Johnson's announcement of his own candidacy, Kennedy was nominated on the first ballot at the Democratic convention in Los Angeles.
Lyndon B. Johnson The Teacher - U.S. National Park Service
WEBDec 18, 2023 · Lyndon B. Johnson The Teacher. In 1924, 15-year-old Lyndon Johnson graduated from the Johnson City High School in Texas. His college-educated parents, not surprisingly, wanted their eldest child to go to college as well.
Lyndon B. Johnson - LBJ Library - Lyndon Baines Johnson …
WEBThe Early Years. Lyndon Baines Johnson was born just after the turn of the 20th century in the rugged and isolated Hill Country of Texas. It was a character-building, hardscrabble land where he learned the lessons of loyalty, the arts of persuasion and power, and the insecurity of lean times.
Lyndon B. Johnson: Impact and Legacy - Miller Center
WEBLyndon Johnson's presidency began and ended with tragedy. He came into office after the death of a popular young President and provided needed continuity and stability. He advanced the Kennedy legacy, obtaining far more than Kennedy would likely have gotten out of Congress, and then won a huge landslide victory for himself and his party.
Lyndon B. Johnson | American Experience | Official Site | PBS
WEBBorn: August 27, 1908, in Stonewall, Texas... Lyndon Johnson was the first president to appoint an African American to the Supreme Court.