“I saluted him for being clearheaded enough to see that he wasn’t the man at that particular time who could unite the country.”
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Johnson was vice president under John F. Kennedy from 1961 until Kennedy's assassination in 1963, when he assumed the presidency. Before becoming vice president, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress, representing Texas as a member of the Democratic Party.
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politics · President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 · politician · teacher · rancher · statesperson · also Lyndon B. Johnson, President Johnson, LBJ, L. B. Johnson, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Lyndon Johnson
Born 27 August 1908 · Died 22 January 1973 · Q9640
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2026· 11 entries
“I am a dominating personality, and when I get things done I don”
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“I think we may have lost the South for your lifetime – and mine”
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National Park Service (.gov): Wreathlaying 2026 News Release - Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)
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fredericksburgstandard.com: Annual wreath-laying service to honor President Lyndon B. Johnson set Aug. 27
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Lyndon Johnson, Tonkin Gulf Resolution, and Vietnam War
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's decline to run for reelection explained
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Lyndon B. Johnson - Vietnam War, Civil Rights, Presidency
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Lyndon B. Johnson - 36th President, Civil Rights, Vietnam War
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Greeley Tribune: Today in History: August 6, President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act
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WMTV 15 NEWS: August 6, 1965- President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the "Voting Rights Act" into law
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2025· 1 entry
Yahoo: The Food President Lyndon B. Johnson Loved Serving To Guests
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2024· 1 entry
WLRN: Explore the life and complex legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson
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2023· 1 entry
Yahoo: AP WAS THERE: Uncovering Lyndon B Johnson's stolen election
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2022· 2 entries
NBC News: Lyndon B. Johnson: ‘I’m not interested in the vice presidency’
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Snopes rated the claim “Lyndon B. Johnson was Jewish, based on his maternal ancestry.” Unproven (retired).
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2017· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “President Lyndon B. Johnson sent a letter to the Smothers Brothers for making Americans laugh by mocking him on their show.” True.
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2016· 4 entries
Snopes rated the claim “President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."” Correct Attribution.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “President B. Lyndon Johnson once said, "I'll have those niggers voting Democratic for 200 years."” Unproven.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “"An amendment, pushed by Lyndon Johnson many years ago, threatens religious institutions with a loss of their tax-exempt status if they openly advocate their political views."” True.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A 1964 campaign ad for President Lyndon B. Johnson featured a purported Republican voter expressing concerns which eerily echoed threads of debate in the GOP in 2016.” True.
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2010· 1 entry
c-span: Lyndon B. Johnson
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1980· 1 entry
Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Jimmy Carter (1980).
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1977· 1 entry
That he had certified 202 fraudulent ballots, 200 for Johnson, and two for Stevenson
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1973· 6 entries
Died 1973-01-22.
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“Opis: popularne hasło skandowane w trakcie masowych demonstracji antywojennych w Waszyngtonie.”
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“[Gerald] Ford's economics are the worst thing that's happened to this country since pantyhose ruined finger-fucking.”
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“Eisenhower used to tell me that this place was a prison. I never felt freer.”
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“I'll tell you what's at the bottom of it. If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
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“It's probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in.”
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1969· 1 entry
Johnson attended the launch of the first Moon landing mission Apollo 11, becoming the first former or incumbent U
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1968· 9 entries
Election won: 1968 presidential election.
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That he had ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam", effective November 1, should the North Vietnamese government be willing to negotiate and citing progress with the P
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After the assassination of Robert Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson's press secretary Liz Carpenter, in a memo to the president, worried that the country had been "brainwashed by high drama", and that Johnson "need[ed] some qui
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Johnson announced that he would halt the bombing in North Vietnam, while at the same time announcing that he would not seek re-election
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The Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army began the Tet Offensive against South Vietnam's five largest cities, including Saigon
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Johnson nominated Fortas to succeed him as Chief Justice of the United States, and nominated Homer Thornberry to succeed Fortas as associate justice
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“all air, naval and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam”
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By outrage over his policy in Southeast Asia
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Campaign: 1968 presidential election.
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1967· 5 entries
The nation was stunned when the entire crew of Apollo 1 was killed in a cabin fire during a spacecraft test on the launch pad, stopping Apollo in its tracks
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Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act to create educational television programs to supplement broadcast networks
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And in July 1968 the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty, in which each signatory agreed not to help other countries develop or acquire nuclear weapons
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The Green Amendment gave city governments the right to decide which entity would be the official CAA for their community
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And the CIA's recommendations to increased bombings against North Vietnam
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1966· 1 entry
The press sensed a credibility gap between what Johnson was saying in press conferences and what was happening in the Vietnam War, which led to less favorable coverage of Johnson and his administration
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1965· 11 entries
Awarded Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award (1965).
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Said that both the government and the nation needed to help achieve these goals: "To shatter forever not only the barriers of law and public practice but the walls which bound the condition of many by the color of his
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3,500 troops went ashore near Da Nang, the first time U
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SCLC began the Selma to Montgomery marches in which Selma residents, on their third attempt on March 21, proceeded to march to Alabama's capital, Montgomery, to highlight voting rights issues and present Governor George
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First Lady Lady Bird Johnson took the lead in calling for passage of the Highway Beautification Act
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The act was amended by the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act, which directed the federal government to establish and enforce national standards for controlling the emission of pollutants from new motor vehicles and
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Johnson set up the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, to support the study of literature, history, and law, and arts such as music, painting, and sculpture
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After signing the Higher Education Act of 1965, Johnson reminisced:
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Johnson turned his focus to hospital insurance for the aged under Social Security
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And thought it advantageous to have a "mole" in the Supreme Court to provide him with inside information, as he was able to get from the legislative branch
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The Dominican Civil War broke out between the government of President Donald Reid Cabral and supporters of former president Juan Bosch
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1964· 7 entries
Election lost: 1964 presidential election.
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Johnson's campaign managers broadcast the "Daisy ad": it portrayed a little girl picking petals from a daisy, followed by a countdown and explosion of a nuclear bomb
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Giving blanket congressional approval for use of military force to repel future attacks
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Florida Atlantic University (1964).
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“this administration today, here and now, declares an unconditional war on poverty in America. Our aim is not only to relieve the symptoms of poverty but to cure it–and above all, to prevent it.”
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And the Watts district of Los Angeles in 1965
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Campaign: 1964 presidential election.
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1963· 4 entries
Johnson delivered his "Let Us Continue" speech to Congress, saying that "No memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor President Kennedy's memory than the earliest possible passage of the Civil Rights Bill fo
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A reporter asked if he intended and expected to retain Johnson on the ticket
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President Kennedy had signed NSAM 263 ordering the withdrawal of 1,000 military personnel by the end of the year following recommendations of the McNamara–Taylor mission report
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Career landmark: President of the United States (1963–1969).
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1961· 2 entries
Kennedy appointed Johnson's friend Sarah T
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Career landmark: Vice President of the United States (1961–1963).
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1960· 1 entry
Johnson's success in the Senate rendered him a potential Democratic presidential candidate
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1959· 2 entries
By joining the Democrat's Western regional conference
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Career landmark: United States senator (1959–1961).
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1957· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1957–1959).
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1956· 1 entry
During the Suez Crisis, Johnson tried to prevent the U
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1955· 3 entries
At age 46, Johnson, a 60-cigarette-per-day smoker and a relentless workaholic who often worked for up to 20 hours a day, suffered a near-fatal heart attack, which inspired him to discontinue smoking
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As Communist forces started operating in South Vietnam
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Career landmark: United States senator (1955–1957).
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1954· 1 entry
Johnson was re-elected to the Senate and, with Democrats winning the majority in the Senate, he became majority leader
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1953· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1953–1955).
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1951· 3 entries
Senate Democratic leader in 1953 and majority leader in 1954
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Career landmark: United States senator (1951–1953).
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“rights. In 1951–52, Johnson helped pass bills granting 47 states control over 3 miles of offshore lands and Texas, 10.5 miles. Truman vetoed the bills, calling them”
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1950· 1 entry
Called for more troops and for improved weapons
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1949· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1949–1951).
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1948· 5 entries
Election won: 1948 U.S. Senate election.
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Was controversially declared the winner in the Democratic primary for the U
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Campaign: 1948 U.S. Senate election.
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Johnson prepared for another Senate run, this time carefully managing vote tallies
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Johnson again ran for the U
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1942· 1 entry
Johnson received the Silver Star from General Douglas MacArthur for gallantry in action during an aerial combat mission over hostile positions in New Guinea
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1941· 2 entries
Election lost: 1941 U.S. Senate election.
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Campaign: 1941 U.S. Senate election.
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1937· 2 entries
Career landmark: United States representative (1937–1949).
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After the death of 13-term congressman James P
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1935· 1 entry
Johnson was hired as Texas state administrator of the National Youth Administration (NYA)
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1934· 1 entry
Johnson married Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor from Karnack, Texas
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1930· 2 entries
Studied at Texas State University (1930).
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With a Bachelor of Science in history and his certificate of qualification as a high school teacher
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1926· 1 entry
Johnson enrolled at SWTSTC
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1924· 2 entries
Studied at Lyndon B. Johnson High School (1924).
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From Johnson City High School, where he participated in public speaking, debate, and baseball
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1908· 2 entries
Born 1908-08-27.
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Near Stonewall, Texas, in a small farmhouse on the Pedernales River
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