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President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard in 1965, calling on troops to protect civil rights advocates who were marching from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery.
Are those really LBJ’s footprints in concrete at Minnehaha Falls? President Lyndon B. Johnson visited the Minneapolis waterfall in 1964.
Meet Cynthia Dorminey, who has guided visitors around Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park for thirty years.
When U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson took the stage at Howard University in June of 1965, he had already signed the Civil Rights act into law, and he said he expected to sign the Voting Rights ...
Bill Moyers, a former White House press secretary to Lyndon B. Johnson who became the thoughtful voice of public television, has died. He was 91. Moyers died in a New York City hospital on June 26 ...
Description This lesson explores the first 100 days of Lyndon Johnson's presidency. The lesson, which features Princeton University history and public affairs professor Julian Zelizer, opens with ...
President Lyndon B. Johnson also had a "blind" trust created for his television station. In 1943, Lady Bird Johnson purchased a small radio station in Austin, Texas for $17,500.
Lyndon Johnson would likely recognize the Republicans today who pledge unflinching loyalty to President Donald Trump, in the hope of climbing the political ladder.
He was a renowned television correspondent and commentator who also had long ties with Lyndon B. Johnson, including as his press secretary.
The exhibit shows how much Johnson used his swimming pool to shape American history.
President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard in 1965, calling on troops to protect civil rights advocates who were marching from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery.
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. What ...