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March-December 1999

Lyndon B. Johnson: Life Portrait

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  • LIFE FACTS

    Personal

    First Lady: Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson

    Number of Children: 2

    Education Level: College

    School Attended: Southwest Texas State University



    Religion: Disciple of Christ

    Profession:
    Military, Teacher

    Military Service:
    Lieutenant Cmdr.


    Public Service

    Dates of Presidency: 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969

    Presidency Number: 36

    Number of Terms: 1

    Why Presidency Ended: Left end 1st term

    Party: Democratic

    His Vice President(s): Hubert H. Humphrey

    Vice President For: John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)

    Senator: Texas (1949-1961)

    House of Representatives: Texas (1937-1949)

    Other Offices: Director of National Youth Administration (TX)

    Footnotes  



    Did You Know?

    • While he was in the White House, the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act and Medicare were signed into law.
    • His administration was known as "The Great Society," despite nation-wide anti-war protests.
    • During his term, Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated.
    • Before becoming a politician, he taught school in rural Texas.

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    1 0:14 0:52 Johnson's speech after the assassination of President Kennedy
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    2 0:56 2:42 Biographical Vignette
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    3 2:43 3:32 The early relationship with his wife and her efforts as an active first lady
    4 3:34 4:50 His decision and announcement not to run for a second term
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    5 5:30 6:18 Joseph Califano, Jr., a member of Johnson's administration, discusses the initial plans that Johnson made for his presidency
    6 6:19 7:02 Discussion on how Lyndon Johnson established his legitimacy as a president
    7 7:43 10:47 Johnson as a man and a political figure in terms of personality and actions taken
    8 10:58 13:19 The impact his teaching career had on his presidency
    9 13:21 15:35 Explanation of the effect Johnson's hometown had on his time as President
    10 16:17 19:38 The role that African Americans played in the political process during the presidency of Johnson
    11 19:40 21:03 The rioting that broke out in Watts and Selma after the Civil Rights Bill was passed
    12 21:09 22:55 Johnson's motivation for becoming a proponent of civil rights in the US, given his geographical whereabouts as a child
    13 23:05 24:19 Discussion of Johnson's aids for domestic issues
    14 24:27 25:03 Hart explains how Johnson acquired the land on which his ranch lays
    15 27:13 27:24 The fate of the Texas White House
    16 30:18 31:53 The reason for Johnson not seeking to run for the presidency a second time
    17 31:54 33:13 The relationship between Johnson and Robert Kennedy
    18 37:32 40:06 Johnson's speech at Johns Hopkins University
    19 43:46 45:27 Johnson's wealth
    20 46:41 50:02 Johnson's sense of humor and his amphibicar
    21 1:05:52 1:07:10 The assassination of John F. Kennedy in Texas
    22 1:08:13 1:09:52 Johnson's style of communication
    23 1:10:20 1:17:57 An interview with Jennifer Hawkins, a student from LBJ high school
    24 1:19:09 1:21:00 The outcomes of the war on poverty under the LBJ administration
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    25 1:26:28 1:27:56 Comments on John F. Kennedy's choice of Johnson as a running mate and Johnson's term as Vice President
    26 1:30:47 1:31:40 Johnson tactics in avoiding Union strikes
    27 1:33:20 1:35:59 Personal facts about Lyndon Baines Johnson
    28 1:36:54 1:37:57 Discussion with Lyndon Nugent, Johnson's grandson
    29 1:38:43 1:41:53 Johnson's decision to engage in war with Vietnam
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    30 1:41:54 1:43:59 The President's office in the Texas White House and the relationship between the House and the National Park
    31 1:44:13 1:46:38 The relationship between LBJ and Hubert Humphrey, the vice president under the LBJ administration
    32 1:50:48 1:51:54 The economic picture under the presidency of Johnson
    33 1:53:31 1:54:23 The influence of the LBJ administration today
    34 1:56:20 1:58:10 The retirement years
    35 1:58:10 1:59:57 Johnson's bedroom in the Texas House
    36 2:00:37 2:02:17 Johnson's contributions to change in American society
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    37 2:03:55 2:05:26 One thing each guest would like Lyndon B. Johnson to be remembered for
    38 2:06:24 2:10:13 President Johnson's remarks about the Voting Rights Act in 1965
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    39 2:15:18 2:17:20 Background information of Johnson
    40 2:17:32 2:19:04 Robert A. Caro, an LBJ biographer, explains the LBJ room on Capitol Hill
    41 2:19:05 2:21:03 General explanation on Caro's books about Lyndon Johnson
    42 2:21:06 2:25:34 Johnson as a majority leader of the Senate
    43 2:26:07 2:27:57 The best things and worst things about LBJ as a senator
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    44 2:29:45 2:31:03 The childhood and family
    45 2:32:01 2:32:32 Johnson's closest friends in the Senate
    46 2:33:01 2:34:26 What are Caro's books about?
    47 2:34:50 2:36:00 Influence of Brown & Root on LBJ
    48 2:36:25 2:36:53 LBJ's relationship with Senator Ralph W. Yarborough
    49 2:36:53: 2:38:30 The Exercise of Power in the LBJ Room
    50 2:39:53 2:41:58 The reason of portraying former Texas governor Coke Stevenson in Caro's book
    51 2:45:27 2:46:00 Johnson's gestures when he talked to another senator
    52 2:46:06 2:46:53 Comments on another book about LBJ by a right wing writer
    53 2:47:10 2:50:00 Ruthless character of LBJ in the U.S. Senate
    54 2:50:38 2:51:59 Robert Caro's feeling on LBJ
    55 2:57:59 3:00:42 The backgrounds of Texas generating Johnson's compassion for poor people of color
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    56 3:03:53 3:06:57 Senator Wayne L. Morse and LBJ
    57 3:08:37 3:10:48 The things that Caro really wanted to cover in LBJ biography books
    58 3:13:48 3:15:07 LBJ's needs for love that motivated him
    59 3:35:22 3:17:57 Johnson's exceptional ability of dealing people
    60 3:18:01 3:19:22 LBJ's personal touch to Public during his campaigning n
    61 3:19:28 3:20:26 The relationship between JFK and LBJ as both senators
    62 3:20:39 3:21:41 How did LBJ get young votes for his presidential election campaign?
    63 3:23:49 3:24:09 Could LBJ be linked to the assassination of JFK?
    64 3:24:35 3:25:56 The chandelier in the LBJ room and the relationship between LBJ and Mrs. Kennedy
    65 3:25:56 3:27:50 Releasing video tapes about Johnson
    66 3:28:06 3:29:27 The role of Brown brothers and Lyndon Johnson in the 1958 Texas senate election
    67 3:31:55 3:33:00 The relationship between Johnson and John Connelly, a governor of Texas
    68 3:33:00 3:34:49 Discussion on people who have been critical views on LBJ and Caro's books
    69 3:34:53 3:35:40 Quick explanation on Johnson's service in the naval reserve
    70 3:35:40 3:38:49 Paul H. Douglas who were vocal to LBJ and took him on in the Senate
    71 3:41:28 3:43:34 Difficulties for Caro to do research in the LBJ Library
    72 3:45:45 3:46:31 What is the real motivation of Johnson's push for the civil right act?
    73 3:47:45 3:51:05 Johnson's real thoughts on racism and terms he used when he called African American people


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