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On the evening of July 1, 1964, a weary but elated Lyndon B. Johnson walked into his White House residence after a day of frantic vote-counting on Capitol Hill. His political adversaries in the Senate ...
Moyers died in a New York City hospital, according to longtime friend Tom Johnson, the former CEO of CNN and an assistant to ...
Before he came to public television in 1971, he was Lyndon Johnson's press secretary and the publisher of Newsday.
Bill Moyers, a former press secretary to President Lyndon B. Johnson and longtime broadcast journalist and champion of the ...
Retropolis In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson’s election exit stunned Americans. More than 50 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson shocked Americans by announcing that he would not seek a ...
Lyndon B. Johnson wanted his presidency to be focused on civil rights and his domestic programs started with the “Great Society” — but the shadow of Vietnam loomed over the White House. What ...
President Lyndon B. Johnson also had a "blind" trust created for his television station. In 1943, Lady Bird Johnson purchased a small radio station in Austin, Texas for $17,500.
President Johnson repeatedly attempted negotiations to end the war but was unsuccessful. In 1968 President Johnson surprised the nation when he announced he would not seek re-election.
Author David Pietrusza discussed how Lyndon Johnson was selected to be John Kennedy's running mate in the 1960 presidential election.
When President Lyndon B. Johnson stopped in Portland for a campaign visit 60 years ago Saturday, throngs of supporters filled the streets from the airport to City Hall.
Lyndon B. Johnson became president after JFK was assassinated. ... Johnson ran in his own right and won the 1964 presidential election in a landslide. Johnson was born on Aug. 27, 1908, in Texas.