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Lyndon Johnson

By Abby26

  • Date of Birth

    Date of Birth
    Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on August 27th, 1908. He was born in Texas.

  • President Johnsons Family

    President Johnsons Family
    His mom was Rebekah Baines Johnson and his father was Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. He had 3 sisters and 1 brother. His sisters were Lucia, Josefa, and Rebakah and his brother was Sam Johnson.

  • Sister Rebekah Johnson

    Sister Rebekah Johnson
    Lyndon Johnson's sister Rebekah Johnson was born on September 12, 1910.

  • Sister Josefa Johnson

    Sister Josefa Johnson
    Josefa Johnson was born May 16, 1912.

  • Brother

    Brother
    Sam Houston Johnson Lyndon Johnsons brother was born on January 31, 1914.

  • Sister Lucia Johnson

    Sister Lucia Johnson
    Lucia Johnson was born June 20, 1916.

  • School

    School
    Lyndon Johnson went to Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now Texas State University) and participated in debates and campus politics. He graduated on August 19th 1930.

  • Marriage

    Marriage
    President Johnson was married on November 17, 1934, to Claudia Alta.

  • Carrier before Presidency: Teaching

    Carrier before Presidency: Teaching
    Lyndon Johnson became a teacher in texas on July 25, 1935 but they are not sure what day that he stoped. He was only a teacher for a short period of time even though he went to school for it.

  • US Naval Reserve

    US Naval Reserve
    Lyndon Johnson was appointed Lieutenant Commander of the US Naval Reserve on June 21, 1941

  • The birth of 1st Child

    The birth of 1st Child
    Birth of his 1st child Lynda Bird Johnson Robb on March 19th, 1944.

  • The Birth of 2nd Child

    The Birth of 2nd Child
    Luci Baines Johnson was born on July 2, 1947.

  • Story behind becoming president

    Story behind becoming president
    When JFK got assasinated Lyndon Johnson was two cars behind him. Two days after the assination Lyndon Johnson became president. Lyndon Johnson finished JFK's term which was two years and then did another full term of four years.

  • Election

    Election
    On November, 22, 1963, Lyndon Johnson became president.

  • Domestic Afffair

    Domestic Afffair
    On May 22, 1964 Johnson laid out his vision of that role in a commencement speech at the University of Michigan. He called the nation to move not only toward "the rich society and the powerful society, but upward to the great society," which he defined as the one that would "end poverty and racial injustice."

  • Foriegn Affair

    Foriegn Affair
    Lyndon Johnson started to wind dnow the Veitnam War.

  • End of Presidency

    End of Presidency
    President Lyndon Johnson ended his presidency on January 20, 1969. He was a very popluar president when he started his 1st trem having 78% of Americans in favor of him but when he ended his presidency he was not very popluar having only 40% of Americans in favor of him.

  • Lyndon Johnson's effect

    Lyndon Johnson's effect
    Lyndon Johnson extended the New Deal of Franklin Roosevelt, including aid to education, Headstart, Medicare, and Medicaid—programs that are still significant today.

  • Death

    Death
    Lyndon Johnson died on January 22, 1973 in Stonewall, Texas.