Picture of young Lyndon "LBJ" Johnson - LBJ Ranch, Texas

Lyndon “LBJ” Johnson

  • Thirty-sixth President (1963-1969)
  • Birthday: August 27, 1908 (Thursday)
  • Birthplace: Stonewall, Texas
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo
  • Date of Death: January 22, 1973 (Monday)
  • Place of Death: Johnson City, Texas
  • Place of Burial: Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Johnson City, Texas
  • Cause of Death: Heart attack
  • Age: 64 years old
  • Length of Retirement: 1463 days
  • Religion: Disciples of Christ
  • Party: Democrat

Lyndon Johnson Offices Held

  • Vice President (1961-1963)
  • US Senate Majority Leader (1955-1961)
  • US Senate Minority Leader (1953-1955)
  • US Senate Majority Whip (1951-1953)
  • US Senator from Texas (1949-1931)
  • US House of Representatives from Texas (1937-1949)

Lyndon Johnson Nicknames

  • LBJ
  • Landslide Lyndon
  • Uncle Cornpone
  • Light-Bulb Lyndon
  • Volunteer
  • Bull
  • Seward

Lyndon Johnson Pets

  • Dogs (some were named: Him, Her, Edgar, Blanco, Freckles, and Yuki)
  • Hamsters
  • Lovebirds

Lyndon Johnson Personal Traits

  • Height: 6 feet – 4 inches

 

Lyndon Johnson Quotes

Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

You aren’t learning anything when you’re talking.

There are plenty of recommendations on how to get out of trouble cheaply and fast. Most of them come down to this: Deny your responsibility.

There are no favorites in my office. I treat them all with the same general inconsideration.

When things haven’t gone well for you, call in a secretary or a staff man and chew him out. You will sleep better and they will appreciate the attention.

This administration here and now declares unconditional war on poverty.

When I was young, poverty was so common that we didn’t know it had a name.

If the American people don’t love me, their descendants will.

I seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day.

We did not choose to be the guardian of the gate, but there is no one else.

I’m the only president you’ve got.

Light at the end of the tunnel? We don’t even have a tunnel; we don’t even know where the tunnel is.

What convinces is conviction.

I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one’s wife happy. First, let her think she’s having her own way. And second, let her have it.

Greater love hath no man than to attend the Episcopal Church with his wife.

The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than he was; and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands.

Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity.

We have the opportunity to move not only toward the rich society and the powerful society, but upward to the Great Society.

Presidents quickly realize that while a single act might destroy the world they live in, no single decision can make life suddenly better or can turn history around for the good.

It’s the price of leadership to do the thing you believe has to be done at the time it must be done.

There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves.

The guns and the bombs, the rockets and the warships, are all symbols of human failure.

I’d rather give my life than be afraid to give it.

No, you have me confused with Lincoln. I was born in a manger. (replying to Chancellor Ludwig Erhard of Germany who said to him: “I understan, Mr. President, you were born in a log cabin.

You might say that Lyndon Johnson is a cross between a Baptist preacher and a cowboy.

If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: “President Can’t Swim.”

 

Lyndon Johnson Timeline – Family

  • October 11, 1877 Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. (Father) born in Buda, Texas.
  • June 26, 1881 Rebekah Baines Johnson (Mother) born near McKinney, Texas.
  • August 20, 1907 Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. (Father) marries Rebekah Baines (Mother).
  • August 27, 1908 Lyndon Baines Johnson born in Stonewall, Texas.
  • September 10, 1910 Rebekah Luruth Johnson Bobbitt (Sister) born.
  • May 16, 1912 Josefa Hermine Johnson White Moss (Sister) born.
  • December 22, 1912 Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Taylor Johnson (Wife) born in Karmack, Texas.
  • January 31, 1914 Sam Houston Johnson (Brother) born in Johnson City, Texas.
  • June 20, 1916 Lucia Huffman Johnson Alexander (Sister) born in Johnson City, Texas.
  • November 17, 1934 Lyndon Baines Johnson marries Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Taylor (Wife) at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in San Antonio, Texas.
  • October 23, 1937 Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. (Father) dies.
  • March 19, 1944 Lynda Bird Johnson Robb (Daughter) born in Washington DC.
  • July 2, 1947 Luci Baines Johnson (Daughter) born in Washington DC.
  • September 12, 1958 Rebekah Baines Johnson (Mother) dies.
  • December 25, 1961 Josefa Hermine Johnson White Moss (Sister) dies.
  • January 22, 1973 Lyndon Baines Johnson dies in Stonewall, Texas.
  • February 4, 1978 Rebekah Luruth Johnson Bobbitt (Sister) dies.
  • December 11, 1978 Sam Houston Johnson (Brother) dies in Austin, Texas.
  • November 19, 1997 Lucia Huffman Johnson Alexander (Sister) dies.
  • July 11, 2007 Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Taylor Johnson (Wife) dies in West Lake Hills, Texas.

 

Lyndon Johnson Links

Lyndon Johnson’s Birthplace
Lyndon Johnson’s Boyhood Home
Lyndon Johnson’s Home (DC)
Lyndon Johnson’s Home (LBJ Ranch)
LBJ Presidential Library
Lyndon Johnson’s Grave
Lyndon Johnson on Wikipedia

 

Lyndon Johnson Blogs

The 5 Worst Presidents Five Least Favorites - Let's peer into my world and see which Presidents, or presidential styles, Bible characters, and foods I least admire.
Charles A Cooper Building - Stafford, Virginia Lyndon Johnson – Civil Rights Movement - "Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.” Acts 7:53 KJV The senator was completely puzzled by his words and he asked him to explain. I guess it was his way of saying, “Hey guys, I get it. I know where this faith has come from. I know the meaning of our religion.” To me, it is more the way he lives and the insight into things that inspires me.
Lyndon Johnson Wheaton Flask Bottle Fun Presidential Facts – Lyndon “LBJ” Johnson - Here are some fun facts and personal opinions about President Lyndon LBJ Johnson
Shrimp and Crabcakes from the Redeye Grill in New York City Lyndon LBJ Johnson: His very tough attitude - "And the LORD said unto Joshua, ‘Fear them not, for I have delivered them into thine hand. There shall not a man of them stand before thee.’” Joshua 10:8 KJV He found the President holding some strings and a frown on his face. Yes, being a Nazarite sounds like a real fun time, especially if you have no say in the matter. So you might see why our Bible character had just a little bit of an attitude. I had an old tough boss.
Harding-Coolidge campaign button - Newseum Washington DC List: What similiar trait do I have with Presidents Harding to LBJ - Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and LBJ. These are the twenty-ninth through thirty-sixth Presidents. This is a list of how I think I am like them.
Losing Power Ball ticket - January 13, 2016 Lyndon Johnson – The Election of 1968 - "He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.”” Proverbs 6:35 KJV 8-27-34-4-19-10. When lotteries have real high jackpots you probably hear many conversations on how different someone’s life will be if they win that prize. Whatever the reason, the great dream he once claimed had become a nightmare. “Once a slave, always a slave,” is what he thought.
Dog and Bean Statue Lyndon Johnson – The Teacher - "And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.” Exodus 4:15 KJV In order to learn you have to have someone with patience, knowledge, and the unique knack of being able to communicate. The most successful of these don’t take the teacher with them once they learn. No, a lesson learned is a lesson applied.
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