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The LBJ Library houses more than 45 million pages of historical documents as well as an extensive audiovisual collection, including more than 650,000 photos, 12,000 hours of audio recordings, more than 2,000 oral history interviews, and 7,500 motion picture film and video recordings. Plan Your Research.
Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" speech May 22, 1964. President Hatcher, Governor Romney, Senators McNamara and Hart, Congressmen Meader and Staebler, and other members of the fine Michigan delegation, members of the graduating class, my fellow Americans: It is a great pleasure to be here today.
Lyndon B. Johnson summary: Lyndon Johnson, also often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States of America. He was born in Texas in 1908. After attending what is now Texas State University, Johnson taught school for a short period of time. He was more interested in politics than teaching, and in 1931, he became a ...
Lyndon B. Johnson. Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often called by his initials LBJ, was an American politician. He was the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Before becoming president, he was the 37th vice president under John F. Kennedy from 1961 to 1963.
August 9 – President Johnson accepts a proposal from William Womack Heath to build the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. [13] August 10 – Housing and Urban Development Act. August 11 – Watts riots result in 34 deaths, over 1,000 injuries, and widespread property damage and looting in Los Angeles.
Remarks of Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, Airport Rally, Amarillo, TX. Lyndon B. Johnson Event Timeline. November 22, 1963. White House Announcement Concerning the Official Cortege for President Kennedy from the White House to the Capitol. Proclamation 3561—National Day of Mourning for President Kennedy.
Feb 17, 2023 · President Lyndon Johnson speaks to the press in the Oval Office, June 17, 1965. (LBJ Library) Lyndon B. Johnson counted on history to make the final assessment. "I hope it may be said, 100 years from now," he told the Congress as he departed Washington in 1969, "that we helped to make this country more just. That's what I hope.
