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.

On July 10, 1960, Lyndon B. Johnson joined “Meet the Press” as a presidential candidate along with other Democratic candidates, Stuart Symington and John F. Kennedy. In the 90-minute interview ...

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 ...

A Progressive Perspective: President Lyndon Baines Johnson revisitedAfter the atrocities of Bloody Sunday, President Lyndon B. Johnson called out in 1965 for voting and civil rights , stating ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson’s portrayal in movies such as ‘The Early Years’ and ’All the Way’ offers a lesson for our divided time.

Bill Moyers, who served as chief White House spokesman for President Lyndon B. Johnson and then, for more than 40 years, as a broadcast journalist known for bringing ideas — both timely and timeless — ...

Gunnar Long, freshmen government and Oklahoma history teacher at Pauls Valley Junior High, took his students on a trip this ...

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.

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. The ...