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Lyndon Johnson called Martin Luther King Jr. shortly after John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 to tell him his plan to pass federal civil rights legislation as a tribute to Kennedy.
Dec 4, 2012 · Forty years ago this month, Lyndon Johnson was agonized to know that Americans thought of him as the architect not of equal rights and Medicare but the hated Vietnam War.
Jan 19, 2023 · Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States and the architect of some of the most significant federal social welfare programs like Medicare and Medicaid, died fifty years ago...
Jan 22, 2023 · A profile of Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, who took office after JFK's assassination and pushed through landmark civil rights and social welfare legislation. Learn about his achievements, challenges, and legacy from historians and his family.
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- Rita Braver
- 8 min
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- LBJ: The Early Years. Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on August 27, 1908, near the central Texas community of Johnson City, which was named for his relatives.
- Lady Bird Johnson. In 1931, Johnson moved to Washington, D.C., to serve as congressional secretary for newly elected U.S. Representative Richard Kleberg of Texas.
- Congressional Career. Johnson’s political career began in earnest in 1937, when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. Quickly earning respect as a smart and hardworking legislator, he was re-elected five times.
- Johnson in the Senate. In 1948, Johnson was elected to the U.S. Senate following a bruising Democratic primary. After crisscrossing Texas by helicopter, Johnson managed to eke out a victory in the primary by just 87 votes.
Mar 31, 2023 · A former Texas voting official was on the record detailing how nearly three decades earlier, votes were falsified to give then-congressman Lyndon B. Johnson a win that propelled the future president into the U.S. Senate.
Jun 30, 2016 · Complex and controversial, Lyndon B. Johnson is remembered for reaching the highest of highs and the most dismal of lows during his presidency.
