Lyndon B. Johnson was an imposing figure in Washington, known for his effective but heavy-handed methods for corralling political support. He is the last vice president to become president after ...

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, ...

Marshall, Vice President under Woodrow Wilson Measured by the company he keeps and the gatherings he attends, Vice President Lyndon ... L.B.J., was Senate Majority Leader. In those days, Johnson ...

Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Gerald R. Ford (Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman, and Lyndon Johnson were subsequently re-elected as president). Five other vice presidents have attained the presidency ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson barked into the two-way radio: "One to Mike, One to Mike!" Secret Service Agent Mike Howard, riding behind the President's aqua vehicle in a more sedate station wagon ...

"A Great Society" for the American people and their fellow men elsewhere was the vision of Lyndon B ... In the 1960 campaign, Johnson, as John F. Kennedy's running mate, was elected Vice President. On ...

For Lyndon Johnson’s 200 million countrymen ... Much of the anger directed at Johnson spilled over onto Vice President Hubert Humphrey as well, largely because of his unwavering support of ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson informed the nation last night ... Many observers predicted that last night's announcement would help Vice President Humphrey in his uphill fight against front-running ...

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 ...

Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson, arguing that for all four ... helping to bring down the administration of President Lyndon Johnson.