Lyndon Johnson hired Geri Whittington as his secretary because she was the most qualified. She was also the first Black woman ...

Broadcast of Lyndon B. Johnson's “We Shall Overcome” speech, given during the civil-rights movement shortly after events in Selma, Alabama. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age ...

In what some historians consider one of the best political speeches of the 20th century, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, ...

The 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s famous March 15, 1965, voting rights speech is an important reminder of the power of moral suasion when applied in support of basic democratic ...

Princeton University history and public affairs professor Julian Zelizer talked about Lyndon Johnson's first speech to Congress after becoming president in 1963. This clip presents two excerpts ...

Rep. Mark Harris said the "Republican trifecta" in the federal government could change an amendment from 1954.

April 7, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson delivered his first major speech on the war in Vietnam. Opposition to the war had been growing as a result of Operation Rolling Thunder, an expanded U.S ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Princeton University history and public affairs professor Julian Zelizer talked about the assassination of President John Kennedy, the event that led ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson barked into the two-way radio: "One to Mike, One to Mike!" Secret Service Agent Mike Howard, riding behind the President's aqua vehicle in a more sedate station wagon ...

Clocking in at nearly 100 minutes, President Donald Trump broke former President Bill Clinton's record for longest Congressional speech.

Though still a tentative work-in-progress as a contender for the White House, RFK Sr. delivered remarks that offer a time ...