Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973

Authoritative Name:
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Biography:
"Representative and a Senator from Texas and a Vice President and 36th President of the United States; born on a farm near Stonewall, Gillespie County, Tex., on August 27, 1908; moved with his parents to Johnson City, in 1913; attended the public schools of Blanco County, Tex.; graduated from Southwest Texas State Teachers College at San Marcos in 1930; taught high school 1928-1931; served as secretary to Congressman Richard M. Kleberg in Washington, D.C., 1931-1935; attended the Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C., 1934; State director of the National Youth Administration of Texas 1935-1937; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth Congress by special election, April 10, 1937, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James P. Buchanan; reelected to the five succeeding Congresses and served from April 10, 1937, to January 3, 1949; first Member of Congress to enlist in the armed forces after the Second World War began; served as lieutenant commander in the United States Navy 1941-1942; was not a candidate for renomination to the Eighty-first Congress in 1948; elected to the United States Senate in 1948 for the term commencing January 3, 1949; reelected in 1954 and again in 1960 for the term ending January 3, 1967; Democratic whip 1951-1953; minority leader 1953-1955; majority leader 1955-1961; chairman, Special Committee on the Senate Reception Room (Eighty-fourth Congress), Special Committee on Astronautics and Space (Eighty-fifth Congress), Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Eighty-fifth and Eighty-sixth Congresses); elected Vice President of the United States in November 1960, on the Democratic ticket with John F. Kennedy, for the term beginning January 20, 1961; resigned from the United States Senate January 3, 1961; on the death of President Kennedy was sworn in as President of the United States on November 22, 1963; elected President of the United States in 1964, for the term commencing January 20, 1965, and served until January 20, 1969; did not seek reelection in 1968; retired to his ranch near Johnson City, Tex.; died on January 22, 1973; lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda, January 24-25, 1973; interment in the family cemetery at the LBJ ranch; posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on June 9, 1980."--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Associated Subjects:
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973--Caricatures and cartoons
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973--Public opinion
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Assorted organizations, press releases, 1965-1971

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
AFL-CIO
Southern Student Organizing Committee (Nashville, Tenn.)
United States. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Alexander, Clifford L., Jr., 1933-2022
Brown, William H., III
Jewish Labor Committee (U.S.)
United States. Inter-agency Committee on Mexican American Affairs
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America
United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development
A. Philip Randolph Institute
American Civil Liberties Union
Penn Community Services
Atlanta University
Date of Original:
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI, 1964-1965

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Office of Education
Date of Original:
1964
1965
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Southern Regional Council

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Southern Regional Council
Kehrer, E. T., 1921-1996
Dunbar, Leslie
Suitts, Steve
Date of Original:
1977
1978
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

White House Conference ["To Fulfill These Rights"], printed materials, 1966

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978
Slaiman, Donald, 1919-2000
Date of Original:
1966
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Telegram from Lyndon B. Johnson to Capus M. Waynick

Creator:
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Date of Original:
1964-07-01
Collection:
African American History
Contributing Institution:
J.Y. Joyner Library

Signing of the Civil Rights Act, April 11, 1968

Creator:
Leffler, Warren K.
Date of Original:
1968-04-11
Collection:
African American Odyssey
Contributing Institution:
Library of Congress

Signing the Voting Rights Act, August 6, 1965

Date of Original:
1965-08-16
Collection:
African American Odyssey
Contributing Institution:
Library of Congress

Oral history interview with Louise Reynolds

Creator:
Reynolds, Louise, 1916-1995
Date of Original:
1979-06-13
Collection:
African American Oral History Collection
Contributing Institution:
University of Louisville. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections

--5-- 6-- 7-- 8-- / Baldy, 1968

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1968
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Ah know how it feels! / Baldy, [ca. 1969]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1969
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--All together now-- Heave!-- Ho!-- / Baldy, [ca. 1966]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1966
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--And I'll take the Congressional for me and you take the Red Badge of Courage for you and-- ! / Baldy, [1975]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1975
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--And at the same time, baby, y'gotta look sexy! / Baldy, [1964]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Bless you! Lyndon?-- Bobby?-- Hubert?-- / Baldy, [1965]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1965
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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60th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 66

Date of Original:
1967
Collection:
Barbara C. Jordan Archives
Contributing Institution:
Texas Southern University. Library

Eulogy of Lyndon B. Johnson

Date of Original:
1936/1996
Collection:
Barbara C. Jordan Archives
Contributing Institution:
Texas Southern University. Library

Eulogy of Lyndon B. Johnson

Date of Original:
1936/1996
Collection:
Barbara C. Jordan Archives
Contributing Institution:
Texas Southern University. Library

Lyndon Johnson and the Concept of Equal Basic Liberty or The Political Stirrings of An Uncommon Texan

Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Date of Original:
1986-04-10
Collection:
Barbara C. Jordan Archives
Contributing Institution:
Texas Southern University. Library

U.S. Senators - A Distinction With a Difference

Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Date of Original:
1992-04-25
Collection:
Barbara C. Jordan Archives
Contributing Institution:
Texas Southern University. Library

[Barbara C Jordan Speech: President Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial]

Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Date of Original:
1973-01
Collection:
Barbara C. Jordan Archives
Contributing Institution:
Texas Southern University. Library
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400 Years of Bigotry and Hate

Creator:
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

Ancient City Bigots All for Goldwater

Creator:
James, Snow
Kennedy, William Stetson
Date of Original:
1964-10-10
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Creator:
Unites States Congress
Date of Original:
1964-07-02
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

David Nolan Talk on St. Augustine Civil Rights History

Date of Original:
2010
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

Errol Jones : Video Interview

Date of Original:
1900/2022
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

Errol Jones : Video Interview

Date of Original:
1900/2022
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library
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Dean Rusk interviewed by Richard Rusk and Thomas Schoenbaum. 1985 Nov. 5.

Creator:
Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
Schoenbaum, Thomas J.
Rusk, Richard
Date of Original:
1985-11-05
Collection:
Dean Rusk oral history collection, 1984-1989
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Carl Sanders oral history interviews, 1986 August 5 and 12

Creator:
Sanders, Carl, 1925-2014
Date of Original:
1986-08-05
1986-08-12
Collection:
Georgia Government Documentation Project
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

S. Ernest Vandiver oral history interview, 1994 January 25

Creator:
Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918-2005
Date of Original:
1994-01-25
Collection:
Georgia Government Documentation Project
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Carl Sanders, 1987 April 27

Creator:
Sanders, Carl Edward, 1925-
Date of Original:
1987-04-27
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with David Gambrell, 1992 September 21

Creator:
Gambrell, David Henry, 1929-
Date of Original:
1992-09-21
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Governor Lester Maddox, 1986 April 17

Creator:
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003
Date of Original:
1986-04-17
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Jack Flynt, 1998 Apr. 22

Creator:
Flynt, John James, 1914-2007
Date of Original:
1998-04-22
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with James Mackay, 1999 January 15

Creator:
Mackay, James A. (James Armstrong), 1919-2004
Date of Original:
1999-01-15
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Phil Landrum, 1988 July 25-26

Creator:
Landrum, Phil M.
Date of Original:
1988-07-25/1988-07-26
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Letter, Rita (Walker) to Kathy (Dahl); July 27, 1967

Creator:
Walker, Rita
Date of Original:
1967-07-27
Collection:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

Memo, Aaron Henry, Bob Moses and Dave Dennis to Roy Wilkins, et al.; April 28, 1964

Creator:
Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997
Moses, Robert Parris
Dennis, Dave
Date of Original:
1964-04-28
Collection:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

President Johnson Meets with Officials of the National Medical Association in the Cabinet Room of the White House

Creator:
Indianapolis recorder (Firm)
Date of Original:
1964-08-04
Collection:
Indianapolis recorder
Contributing Institution:
Indiana Historical Society

Continuemos Adelante Viva Johnson y Humphrey

Creator:
Democratic National Committee (U.S.)
Date of Original:
1930/1987
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

El Presidente Johnson durante toda su vida se ha preocupado, interesado, y extendido su ayuda a los americanos de descendencia mexicana y española

Date of Original:
1930/1987
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

For the USA vote Democratic Nov. 3

Creator:
Democratic National Committee (U.S.)
Date of Original:
1930/1987
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

Government leaders coming here for Garza reception

Creator:
Perez, Noe
Date of Original:
1963-11-20
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

LBJ cancels part of Texas weekend

Date of Original:
1960/1969
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

Lyndon Baines Johnson The Right Man

Creator:
Feore, Steven
Date of Original:
1930/1987
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries
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Reactions to Lyndon Johnson's campaign withdrawal--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1968-04-01
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

1-1 Statement

Creator:
Maier, Henry W., 1918-
Date of Original:
1967-07-31
Collection:
March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

10-1 We Shall Overcome, page 1

Date of Original:
1965/1966
Collection:
March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

2 Mayor's Log, 31 July, 1967, Page 2

Creator:
Maier, Henry W., 1918-
Date of Original:
1967-07-31
Collection:
March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

2-1 Open Housing Bill Statement

Creator:
Maier, Henry W., 1918-
Date of Original:
1968-04-12
Collection:
March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

News film clip of a fair housing march in Milwaukee, likely September 2, 1967 (with sound and silent)

Creator:
WTMJ-TV
Date of Original:
1967-09-02
Collection:
March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Oral History Interview with Margaret (Peggy) Rozga, August 19, 2008, part I

Creator:
Rozga, Margaret
Date of Original:
2008-08-19
Collection:
March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
Golda Meir Library. Special Collections

Johnson Signs Voting Rights Act

Date of Original:
1965-08-06
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Betty Vandiver, 03 October 2008.

Creator:
Vandiver, Betty Russell
Short, Bob, 1932
Date of Original:
2008-10-03
Collection:
Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Charles Campbell, 14 May 2009.

Creator:
Short, Bob, 1932
Campbell, Charles E., 1942
Date of Original:
2009-05-14
Collection:
Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1964-07-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1964-11-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1964-05-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1964-01-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1964-04-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1964-03-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries
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Comments by Lyndon B. Johnson

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1955-09-17
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Senate committee assignments for 84th Congress, first session

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1955-01-12
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Statement by Senator Strom Thurmond (D-SC) to press, 1958 July 17

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1958-07-17
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Statement regarding Lyndon Johnson's illness

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1955-07-05
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Weekly Radio Report

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1955-07-07
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Turn on LBJ…Send a Joint Today

Creator:
Provo of Seattle
Date of Original:
1965
Collection:
Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection
Contributing Institution:
University of Washington. Libraries. Special Collections Division

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of African American civil rights leaders including congressman Adam Clayton Powell and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1957 May 17

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1957-05-17
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. condemning the Georgia state legislature for refusing to seat Julian Bond at a press conference held in Atlanta, Georgia, 1966 January 13

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1966-01-13
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. discussing an alleged Republican plot to encourage African Americans to write-in King's name in the presidential election during a press conference held in Atlanta, Georgia on 1964 November 2

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1964-11-02
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking about the work of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Chicago as well as current political parties, Atlanta, Georgia, 1965 June

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1965-06-00
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking to reporters after learning he has won the Nobel Peace Prize in Saint Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, 1964 October 14

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1964-10-14
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking to reporters during the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's annual convention, Savannah, Georgia, 1964 October 1

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1964-10-01
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
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WSFA audiovisual item D063.0008

Date of Original:
1961/1974
Collection:
WSFA Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History
Educator Resources:

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