A Southern Democrat, Johnson previously represented Texas in Congress for over 23 years, first as a U.S. representative from 1937 to 1949, and then as a U.S. senator from 1949 to 1961. …

Oct 7, 2025 · Lyndon B. Johnson, frequently called LBJ, was an American politician and moderate Democrat who was president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He was born on August …

Lyndon Baines Johnson was born just after the turn of the 20th century in the rugged and isolated Hill Country of Texas. It was a character-building, hardscrabble land where he learned the …

The biography for President Johnson and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. In the 1960 campaign, Lyndon B. Johnson was elected Vice President …

As the thirty-sixth president of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson created new programs in health, education, human rights, and conservation. He was also aggressive in the fight against …

Lyndon B. Johnson: A Featured Biography When Texas congressman Lyndon Johnson won election to the Senate in 1948, he took the hotly contested race by a margin of just 87 votes, …

Lyndon B. Johnson was a president of contrasts—visionary in his pursuit of justice at home but controversial in his handling of war abroad. His Great Society programs brought lasting …

Here's a biography highlighting his life and political career: Lyndon B. Johnson was born on August 27, 1908, near Stonewall, Texas, to Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. and Rebekah Baines …

Oct 29, 2009 · Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th president of the United States and was sworn into office following the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

As a man, Lyndon Johnson was obsessed with his place in history, consumed by a voracious appetite for life, and often cast between emotional extremes. He was a natural politician, and …