Born: August 27, 1908, in Stonewall, Texas... Lyndon Johnson was the first president to appoint an African American to the Supreme Court. On June 13, 1967, Johnson named Thurgood Marshall ...

In 1965, Paxton released one of his most notable songs, ‘Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation.’ With its signature finger-picked guitar and straightforward yet thought-provoking lyrics, this song ...

When John Gardner became the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, he was joining President Lyndon ... Johnson Administration established the Medicaid program to provide health care to the ...

Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson assumed the presidency after the assassination of President John Kennedy in November 1963. Johnson declared a “war on poverty” in his 1964 election campaign, ...