Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson assumed the presidency after the assassination of President John Kennedy in November 1963. Johnson declared a “war on poverty” in his 1964 election campaign, ...

Born: August 27, 1908, in Stonewall, Texas... Lyndon Johnson was the first president to appoint an African American to the Supreme Court. On June 13, 1967, Johnson named Thurgood Marshall ...

In the case of the 10-story Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Apartments tower, we’re talking about a massive mural that will cover the entire east wall of the tower, which will be clearly visible by ...

Lyndon B. Johnson wanted his presidency to be focused on civil rights and his domestic programs started with the “Great Society” — but the shadow of Vietnam loomed over the White House.

"A Great Society" for the American people and their fellow men elsewhere was the vision of Lyndon B. Johnson. In his first years of office he obtained passage of one of the most extensive legislative ...

“It’s a mess.” President Lyndon B. Johnson knew the Vietnam situation was trouble when he inherited it following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He also couldn’t wrap his ...