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

Lyndon B. Johnson became president after JFK was assassinated. In the White House, he passed bills prohibiting discrimination, but the ongoing Vietnam War created controversy during his presidency.

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Turning now to “LBJ” - Lyndon Baines Johnson. Before becoming the 36th president Johnson taught at an elementary school in Texas. LBJ was elected to the U.S ...

In March 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson was nearly 40 minutes into a speech on the Vietnam War when he closed with a stunning announcement: He would not seek another term.

President Lyndon B. Johnson also had a "blind" trust created for his television station. In 1943, Lady Bird Johnson purchased a small radio station in Austin, Texas for $17,500.

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.

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.

Following the historic Selma march in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson urged Congress to pass legislation ensuring equal voting rights for African Americans Following the historic Selma march in ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson announcing he will not seek or accept the nomination for reelection on March 31, 1968. Image is a screen grab.

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, ...

When President Lyndon B. Johnson stopped in Portland for a campaign visit 60 years ago Saturday, throngs of supporters filled the streets from the airport to City Hall.