Lyndon B Johnson Grayson Williams 2 nd block

Lyndon B. Johnson • Grayson Williams • 2 nd block • Mrs. Todd

Background • Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on August 27, 1908 in central Texas, not far from Johnson City, which his family had helped settle. He graduated from Johnson City High School in 1924. He graduated from Southwest Texas State Teachers College at San Marcos Texas in 1934, and briefly attended Georgetown Law. He was married to Claudia “Lady Bird” Taylor Johnson. He had two daughters, Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, and Luci Baines Johnson. He died on January 22, 1973 of a heart attack on his Texas ranch.

Milestones 1937: Elected to the House of Representatives December 9, 1941: First member of Congress to volunteer for active duty after Pearl Harbor was bombed 1948: Elected to the Senate 1953: Became the youngest minority leader in Senate history. 1954: Became the Senate majority leader 1960: Elected Vice President under John F. Kennedy November 22, 1963: Became President when John F. Kennedy was killed 1964: Elected President with 61% of the vote and had the widest popular margin in American history with more than 15 million votes August 6, 1965: Signed the Voting Rights Act March 1968: Withdrew as a candidate for re-election to give his efforts to the quest for peace with Vietnam

Impact on the World He wanted equal rights and peace with Vietnam and decided not to run for reelection because it would be a distraction. In the book, Holling Hoodhood’s family thought that he didn’t run for reelection because he couldn’t win.

Famous Quotes 1. “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to lose. ” 2. “Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time. ” 3. “Jerry Ford is so dumb he can’t fart and chew gum at the same time”. • Click here for audio of President Johnson talking about the three missing Mississippi civil rights workers

Sources “The Presidents of the United States of America” by Frank Freidel and Hugh Sidey (2006 White House Historical Association) www. whitehouse. gov Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia “Lyndon B. Johnson: Family Life www. millercenter. org LBJ Library archives www. lbjlibrary. org www. brainyquotes. com www. history. com