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Lyndon B Johnson’s skin cancer was kept secret during office While in office, Johnson had a basal cell epithelioma, a form of skin cancer, removed from his hand in 1967. The procedure was kept secret ...
Description This lesson explores the first 100 days of Lyndon Johnson's presidency. The lesson, which features Princeton University history and public affairs professor Julian Zelizer, opens with ...
On the 60th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s voting rights speech, we are reminded how government can address concerns with social justice.
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.
OGDEN — Lyndon Johnson stepped down as Ben Lomond’s head football coach following an 0-10 finish to his sixth season with the team. Ogden School District made the position publicly available ...
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.
The food scene in Texas is as big as the state itself, and these are all iconic Texas foods you must try during your trip to ...
U.S. presidents have been known to quaff a special beverage or two. Here are the favorite drinks of each and every U.S.
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.
Tom Paxton's 1965 song 'Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation' left a lasting impact by highlighting President Johnson's duplicity regarding the Vietnam War.
Harry Middleton and Robert Hardesty, former speechwriters for President Lyndon Johnson, talked about personal conversations and private moments they shared with the former president. They also ...
On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the landmark law, saying he hoped to “eliminate the last vestiges of injustice” for Black Americans.