The Republican National Convention is already overflowing with unscripted high-stakes drama, coming mere hours after gunfire interrupted a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, injuring ...

When Humphrey, a Democrat, ran for president in 1968 against Nixon, he faced the added challenge of being a VP to Lyndon B.

In March 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson was nearly 40 minutes into a speech on the Vietnam War when he closed with a stunning announcement: He would not seek another term. From the Oval Office ...

The 10-story library of President Lyndon B. Johnson, the nation's 36th president, includes a collection of personal objects owned, used, bought or worn by the president and first lady Lady Bird ...

Princeton University history and public affairs professor Julian Zelizer talked about the assassination of President John Kennedy, the event that led to Lyndon Johnson assuming the presidency in 1963.

Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th President of the United States when John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963. After finishing Kennedy's term, Johnson ran in his own right and won the ...