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 ...
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 ...
Born: August 27, 1908, in Stonewall, Texas... Lyndon Johnson was the first president to appoint an African American to the Supreme Court. On June 13, 1967, Johnson named Thurgood Marshall ...
Lyndon Johnson ... 28-year-old Johnson, who was battling for the 10th Congressional District in Central Texas in a special election triggered by the death of U.S. Rep. James B.
In what some historians consider one of the best political speeches of the 20th century, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, ...
On the 60th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s voting rights speech, we are reminded how government can address concerns with social justice.