The year following John F. Kennedy’s assassination, his vice president and predecessor, Lyndon B. Johnson was up for election as the Democratic nominee for president.

President Lyndon B Johnson, along with US Civil Rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr., was at the White House in Washington DC in December 1963. Dr King, head of the Southern Christian ...

But in hindsight, it looks like her optimistic message of “a new way forward” did not resonate with voters on tight budgets. Kearns Goodwin recalled lines from Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964: “‘What the ...

The Johnson campaign also came up with a wonderful slogan about their opponent, the very conservative Barry Goldwater, for whom they said, “In your guts, you know he’s nuts.” Richard Nixon’s slogan ...

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.

After the atrocities of Bloody Sunday, President Lyndon B. Johnson called out in 1965 for voting and civil rights , stating “Their cause must be our cause too.” ...

Then-president Lyndon B Johnson had announced he was not going to run for a second term in the fast-approaching election. The other main contender for the Democratic nomination, Robert F Kennedy ...

news Politics What to know about the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin President Joe Biden’s speech Monday at the library will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.

When President Biden withdrew from the 2024 ticket on Sunday, he joined two other presidents who abandoned their reelection campaigns — Harry S. Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson. All three were ...

A video montage by Dennis Kleinman compiles presidential campaign slogans and songs from 1920 to 2020. The exhibit is open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1-4 p.m.