Lyndon B. Johnson
36th President
Born: 1908 Died: 1973 Served: 1963 - 1969

Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey
Political Party Democrat
College Southwest Texas State
Occupation Teacher
Birthplace Stonewall, Texas
Place of Burial Near Johnson City, Texas

Pop Quiz Facts

* 1963: Sworn in as president following the assassination of Kennedy.
* 1964: Signs major civil rights bill and proclaims war on poverty.
* 1964: Elected to a full presidential term.
* 1965: Orders increase in U.S. troop strength in Vietnam.
* 1967: Nominates Thurgood Marshall, a black, as an associate justice of the Supreme Court.
* 1968: Withdraws from presidential race and orders a reduction in the bombing of North Vietnam.

Interesting Facts

* Lyndon B. Johnson worked unceasingly toward "A Great Society for the Nation".
* Nicknames "LBJ".
* Johnson and his wife, "Lady Byrd", were married with a $2.50 wedding ring bought at Sears.
* He was the only president to take the oath of office from a female official, Judge Sarah T. Hughes.
* Under Johnson, the country made spectacular explorations of space in a program he had championed since its start. When three astronauts successfully orbited the moon in December 1968, Johnson congratulated them: "You've taken ... all of us, all over the world, into a new era. . . . "
* He rejected his official portrait painting, saying it was "the ugliest thing I ever saw."
* The Johnsons entertained more than 200,000 guests during their five years in the White House.
* He was the first incumbent president to meet with a pope.

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