Lyndon B. Johnson

Presidential Facts about Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson - 36th president of the United States serving 2 terms, from 1963 to 1969.

Vice President - 1st term: none, 2nd term: Hubert Humphrey

Born - August 27, 1908

Died - November 22, 1973

First Lady - Claudia (Lady Bird) Taylor Johnson

Party - Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson is from Texas.

Learning Resources

Age Range Key

LBJ Lesson Plans (Y,M,O,T)
Lesson plans from the LBJ Presidential Library for pre-k through high school.

American Experience: LBJ (T)
Articles and background information for the two-part video series from American Experience. Videos are available at the Internet Archive.

Timeline of LBJ Presidency (T)
This comprehensive timeline of LBJ's presidency includes major events of his time in office with links to transcripts of speeches, executive orders, laws, and more.

American President Lyndon B. Johnson (Y,M,O,T)
Extensive essays about the personal and political life of James Madison from the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.

History.com: Lyndon B. Johnson (Y,M,O,T)
This site offers videos, audio speeches, pictures and interactive resources for studying this president.

Lyndon B. Johnson (Y,M,O,T)
From Biography.com

Lyndon B. Johnson (Y,M,O,T)
From White House.gov

Portraits of the President: Lyndon B. Johnson (Y,M,O,T)
From The National Portrait Gallery

Presidential Podcast: Lyndon Johnson (O,T)
"The LBJ Presidential Library director, Mark Updegrove, helps us examine how Lyndon B. Johnson worked his will -- at times darkly -- to get some of the most transformative legislation of the 20th century through Congress." From the Washington Post podcast "Presidential"