Lyndon B. Johnson Aka LBJ

Lyndon B. Johnson
The 36th president of the United States was Lyndon B. Johnson aka LBJ. He was born August 27, 1908 in Stonewell, Texas. When Lyndon was a teenager his family owned a farm. He would help his father out on the farm. He was married to Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson. He has two daughters, Luci Baines Johnson and Lynda Bird Johnson Robb. Lyndon B. Johnson went to college at Southwest Texas State Teachers College, which is now Texas State University. He participated in debates and campus politics. When he graduated, he taught school for a brief period of time. Before becoming president, LBJ was asked by John F. Kennedy to be his Vice President. LBJ accepted the offer. On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Lyndon B. Johnson became President of the United States on November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Lyndon B. Johnson’s term of office was from November 22, 1963 to January 20 1969. His vice president was Hubert Humphrey. Lyndon B. Johnson represented the Democratic Party.
In Lyndon B. Johnson’s final years of presidency, in 1967, the Vietnam War was escalating. He was surrounded by criticism for he and his administration’s handling of the war. People were beginning to protest on college campuses and in major cities. By 1968, more than 500,000 US troops were in Vietnam. There seemed to be no end to the fighting.
In 1973, Lyndon died of a sudden heart attack on his Texas ranch. President Lyndon B. Johnson served a great term as president. He kept things in order, and always tried his best. Lyndon B. Johnson was the only president to take Oath of Office on an airplane from a woman. Almost all of Lyndon B. Johnson’s family members’ name was initialed LBJ. He and his wife got married with a $2.50 wedding ring bought at Sears.