Part 1 – Beautiful Texas. We delve into the life of Lyndon Baines Johnson, his rise from obscurity to the pinnacle of power. Sworn in after the assassination of JFK, Lyndon Johnson pushed ...

When Lyndon B. Johnson came to Portland 60 years ago, ... Johnson’s arrival came less than a year after he assumed the presidency in the wake of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, ...

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.” ...

In 1960, Senator Johnson ran for the Democratic nomination for President. He lost to fellow Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts.. However, Kennedy tapped Johnson to be his running mate.

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.