On July 14th, 1965, then President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Older Americans Act (OAA) into law, which helps provide ...

Bill Moyers, former press secretary to President Lyndon B Johnson and veteran journalist, has died, his family confirmed to ...

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.

President Lyndon B. Johnson had a button on the Resolute desk in the Oval Office to expressly order this specific drink, but he drank it for a reason.

President Lyndon B. Johnson works on a speech in the White House Cabinet Room on March 30, 1968. He announced the next day that he would not seek or accept the Democratic nomination for reelection.

Camp Mystic has deep roots with Texas politicians, including former first lady Laura Bush, who worked as a counselor there, and former President Lyndon B. Johnson, who sent his daughters there.  Read ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson did make a short visit to the falls more than 60 years ago, as a marker near the footsteps explains. But he did not stop to leave his footprints in wet concrete, ...

For the first time in 60 years, a U.S. president has deployed the National Guard without a governor's approval. That time, ...

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 ...

March 13, 1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson, center, and Alabama Gov. George Wallace (second left) are surrounded by reporters in the White House after meeting to discuss events in Selma, Ala.