Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic
Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
11-22-1963 | Democratic | President | 0 | Win |
11-03-1964 | Democratic | President | 4171877 | Win |
Website: | www.lbjlib.utexas.edu |
Candidate Biography:
Born: August 27, 1908 in Stonewall, Texas
Married: Claudia Alta Taylor (also known as Lady Bird)
Children: Lynda Bird and Luci Baines
Military Service: USN (WWII)
Died: January 22, 1973 in Johnson City, Texas
1937–1949: Member, United States House of Representatives [Texas]
1949–1961: Member, United States Senat [Texas]
1955-1961: United States Senate Majority Leader
1961-1963: Vice President of the United States
1963-1969: President of the United States
- AWARD: Presidential Medal of Freedom (1980)
Betty Ford was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. - US Currency: Lyndon B. Johnson appeared on a "Presidential $1 Coin" that was issued in 2015.
- PLACENAME: L. B. Johnson Elementary School is located in Indio.
- Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to be appointed to the Supreme Court.