In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law, dedicating it to former President Harry Truman, who "planted ...

Wednesday will mark the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a landmark piece of legislation that was signed ...

news Politics What to know about the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin President Joe Biden’s speech Monday at the library will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.

George B. Parr, the South Texas political boss whom Salas served for a decade, shot himself to death in June 1975. Johnson is dead and so is his opponent.

A customized "Golden Rule" watch Lyndon B. Johnson once gifted to Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma is up for auction and expected to go for tens of thousands of dollars. Auction house Christie's ...

March 13, 1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson, center, and Alabama Gov. George Wallace (second left) are surrounded by reporters in the White House after meeting to discuss events in Selma, Ala.

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law, dedicating it to former President Harry Truman, who "planted the seeds of compassion." ...