American Presidents: Life Portraits


A Site to Complement C-SPAN's 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits March-December 1999

American Presidents: Life Portrait Exhibit
4-8 Grade Student Activity

Lyndon B. Johnson

Meet the 35th president!
Lyndon B. Johnson confided to a classmate that he would one day be president. True or False?

Look closer!
Look at the picture of Lyndon B. Johnson howling with his dog "Yuki" in the Oval Office. Describe their relationship. Why do people have pets? What do pets add to our lives? How might a pet be an asset for the president?

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