World History
Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) This is a biography of American president Lyndon Johnson (LBJ).
From the site:
Lyndon Baines Johnson ( August 27 , 1908 ? January 22 , 1973), often referred to as LBJ , was the thirty-sixth ( 1961 - 1963 ) Vice President and the thirty-seventh ( 1963 - 1969 ) President of the United States , succeeding to the office after the assassination of John F. Kennedy .
Lyndon Baines Johnson was born in Stonewall, Texas , on August 27 , 1908 . His parents owned a farm in a poor area and they could not provide their son with many advantages. He attended public schools throughout his childhood and graduated from Johnson City High School in 1924 .
In 1927 Johnson enrolled in Southwest Texas State Teachers College . Even though he participated in debate and campus politics , edited the school newspaper , and spent a year away from his studies teaching school, Johnson somehow managed to graduate in only 312 days.
Soon after he graduated from college, Johnson taught public speaking and debate in a Houston high school . However, he soon quit his job teaching and went into the field of politics. Johnson's father had served five terms in the Texas legislature and was a close friend to one of Texas's rising political figures, Congressman Sam Rayburn . In 1931 Lyndon campaigned for Richard M. Kleberg and was later rewarded for his work in the campaign with an appointment to be the newly elected congressman's secretary.
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World History
Lyndon Johnson (LBJ)
Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) This is a biography of American president Lyndon Johnson (LBJ).
From the site:
Lyndon Baines Johnson ( August 27 , 1908 ? January 22 , 1973), often referred to as LBJ , was the thirty-sixth ( 1961 - 1963 ) Vice President and the thirty-seventh ( 1963 - 1969 ) President of the United States , succeeding to the office after the assassination of John F. Kennedy .
Lyndon Baines Johnson was born in Stonewall, Texas , on August 27 , 1908 . His parents owned a farm in a poor area and they could not provide their son with many advantages. He attended public schools throughout his childhood and graduated from Johnson City High School in 1924 .
In 1927 Johnson enrolled in Southwest Texas State Teachers College . Even though he participated in debate and campus politics , edited the school newspaper , and spent a year away from his studies teaching school, Johnson somehow managed to graduate in only 312 days.
Soon after he graduated from college, Johnson taught public speaking and debate in a Houston high school . However, he soon quit his job teaching and went into the field of politics. Johnson's father had served five terms in the Texas legislature and was a close friend to one of Texas's rising political figures, Congressman Sam Rayburn . In 1931 Lyndon campaigned for Richard M. Kleberg and was later rewarded for his work in the campaign with an appointment to be the newly elected congressman's secretary.
- Echoes Of 1968
NPR: Echoes of 1968 - The American National Public Radio has a series examining the historic and influential events of 1968. This includes the killings of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. It also features the signing of the Civil Rights...
- Arlo & Janis On The History Channel
I was very amused to see the Arlo & Janis comic strip by Jimmy Johnson in the paper today. It is not only historians who note that the History Channel is not always a font of historical wisdom. The strip reads: Frame 1: (Milo on couch)- History Channel,...
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- Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson. This is a nicely done short biography of American President Andrew Johnson. From the site: Andrew Johnson ( December 29 , 1808 - July 31 , 1875 ) was the sixteenth Vice President ( 1865 ) and the seventeenth ( 1865 - 1869 ) President...
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