The most surprising moments from LBJ’s secretly recorded calls - CNN
WEBFeb 16, 2022 · Lyndon Johnson called Martin Luther King Jr. shortly after John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 to tell him his plan to pass federal civil rights legislation as a tribute to Kennedy.
In His Final Days, LBJ Agonized Over His Legacy | PBS News
WEBDec 4, 2012 · Forty years ago this month, Lyndon Johnson was agonized to know that Americans thought of him as the architect not of equal rights and Medicare but the hated Vietnam War.
Examining President LBJ's Legacy, 50 Years After His Death
WEBJan 19, 2023 · Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States and the architect of some of the most significant federal social welfare programs like Medicare and Medicaid, died fifty years ago...
LBJ and his monumental presidency - CBS News
WEBJan 22, 2023 · It is an indelible image: aboard Air Force One, just hours after President John F. Kennedy's tragic assassination, Lyndon Baines Johnson is sworn in as president, flanked by his wife Lady...
What happened when former President Lyndon B. Johnson chose …
WEBJul 3, 2024 · Most recently, in 1968, Lyndon B. Johnson shocked the country when he made the surprise announcement that he would not run at the end of an Oval Office speech on his plan to limit US military...
The Last Days of the President - The Atlantic
WEBOn the night before Christmas, 1971, Lyndon Baines Johnson played the most improbable role of his varied and controversial life.
Biden confronts his own LBJ’s choice : NPR
WEBJul 11, 2024 · The first Democrat in Congress to go public urging President Biden to end his reelection campaign this month cited a potent historical precedent — the decision by President Lyndon B. Johnson...
Remembering 1968: LBJ Surprises Nation With Announcement He …
WEBMar 25, 2018 · Remembering 1968: LBJ Surprises Nation With Announcement He Won't Seek Re-Election. President Lyndon B. Johnson is shown during his nationwide television broadcast from the White House on...
Lyndon B. Johnson - Wikipedia
WEBLyndon Baines Johnson (/ ˈ l ɪ n d ə n ˈ b eɪ n z /; August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969.
Progressives Have Failed to Heed LBJ’s Final Warning | TIME
WEBDec 12, 2022 · F ifty years ago, on December 12, 1972, former President Lyndon Johnson gave what would be his final speech, six weeks before his death from a heart attack. He delivered the remarks at a civil...