Lyndon Baines Johnson
At a Glance
Term: 36th President of the United States (1963-1969)
Born: August 27, 1908, near Johnson City, Texas
Nickname: "LBJ"
Education: Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now Texas State University-San Marcos), graduated 1930; Georgetown Law School, attended 1934
Religion: Disciples of Christ
Marriage: November 17, 1934, to Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor (1912-2007)
Children:Lynda Bird (1944-); Luci Baines (1947-)
Career: Teacher, Public Official
Political Party: Democrat
Writings: The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency, 1963-1969 (1971)
Died: January 22, 1973, near Stonewall, Texas
Buried: Near Johnson City, Texas
A Life in Brief: On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. The event thrust Lyndon Johnson into the presidency. A man widely considered to be one of the most expert and brilliant politicians of his time, Johnson would leave office a little more than five years later as one of the least popular Presidents in American history. More....
Speech Before Congress on Voting Rights (March 15, 1965)
Essays on Lyndon Baines Johnson and His Administration
Consulting Editor: Kent Germany
Professor Germany is an assistant professor of history and African American studies at the University of South Carolina. His writings include:
New Orleans After the Promises: Poverty, Citizenship, and the Search for the Great Society (University of Georgia Press, 2007)
Presidential Speeches
Below are selections from the Miller Center's Lyndon Baines Johnson speech collection. To view the Miller Center's other speeches by Lyndon Baines Johnson or by another President, please click the link below.
May 22, 1964 - Remarks at the University of Michigan
July 02, 1964 - Remarks upon Signing the Civil Rights Bill
March 31, 1968 - Remarks on Decision not to Seek Re-Election
October 30, 1968 - Remarks on the Cessation of Bombing of North Vietnam
Miller Center Scholarship and Speakers
The Miller Center of Public Affairs is a national nonpartisan center to research, reflect, and report on American government, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency. Below is a selection of Miller Center resources on Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Enter the Miller Center’s multimedia presentation on the secret LBJ White House tapes.
Watch Miller Center flash transcript of secret White House recordings of Johnson discussing Civil Rights; Vietnam; War on Poverty. Full Miller Center Flash Transcript Archive.
Watch Nick Kotz’s 2005 presentation at the Miller Center on Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lyndon Johnson.
President Lyndon Johnson led the country as Commander in Chief during the Vietnam War. Click here to learn more about the Miller Center's National War Powers Commission.
Click here to learn more about the Center’s National Commission on the Vice Presidency and its relationship to Johnson.
Scripps Library Reference Resources
Below are links to reference resources prepared by the Miller Center's Scripps Library that are designed to help students and scholars quickly conduct their research.
Information on Lyndon Baines Johnson's Private and Public Papers
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