President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard in 1965, calling on troops to protect civil rights advocates who ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard in 1965, calling on troops to protect civil rights advocates who were marching from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery.

In 1965, the federal government made a rare and decisive move. It sent National Guard troops into Alabama — not by invitation, but by federal order.

For the first time in 60 years, a U.S. president has deployed the National Guard without a governor's approval. That time, ...

It has been 60 years since a president has deployed the National Guard without the cooperation of a governor. The last time was in 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent the National Guard to ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson had a button on the Resolute desk in the Oval Office to expressly order this specific drink, but he drank it for a reason.

From the Beatles touching down in America and sending fans into a frenzy, to underdog Cassius Clay (soon to be known as ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard in 1965, calling on troops to protect civil rights advocates who were marching from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery.

President Lyndon B. Johnson invoked that authority in 1965, calling on troops to protect civil rights advocates who were marching from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery. That incident is now in the spotlight ...