Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson 36th President of the United States
Preceded by	John F. Kennedy
President by	Assassination of Pres. Kennedy
Served from	November 22, 1963
Served to	January 20, 1969
Left Office by	Did Not Run Again
Succeeded by	Richard Nixon

Born	August 27, 1908 Stonewall, Texas
Died	January 22, 1973 Stonewall, Texas
Cause	Heart attack
Age	64
Party	Democratic
Education	Southwest Texas Teachers College (BS)- 1930 Georgetown University
Profession	Rancher, Teacher, Politician

Spouse	Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor
Children	Lynda Bird Johnson Luci Banes Johnson
Religion	Disciples of Christ

Burial	Johnson Family Cemetery Stonewall, Texas

1963 - 1969

Lyndon Baines Johnson , the 36th President, was born August 27, 1908 and died January 22, 1973 in Stonewall, Texas. He was buried in the Johnson Family Cemetery near his ranch.

His significant reforms that passed through Congress were called "The Great Society", "The War on Poverty" and "Civil Right and Race Relations" legislation.

The largest challenge of his term was the Vietnam War, considered by many to be a civil war in the South, or a reunification war against the South, or an attempt to install communist regimes across southeast Asia.

The Reunification of Viet Nam is what it was essentially. Johnson, his predecessors and his advisors considered it to be the first step to install communists governments in the entire area.

This war, severely micromanaged by Johnson and his advisers, resulted in the deaths of more than 58,000 U.S. men and women. Johnson lived with daily chants outside the White House and elsewhere of "Hey hey LBJ, how many boys did you kill today?"

Not seeing an acceptable path to peace, he chose not to run for reelection. He died a few years later in 1973 at his ranch, which he so loved.

Buried in the Johnson Family Cemetery near his ranch, his memorial, which is a modest headstone, is marginally taller than other family memorials. It is the most humble burial memorial of a President.

The Johnson Ranch is large and located close to the family cemetery. It has its own airport. The President spent as much time here as possible during his hectic presidential years. Many of his staff, military advisers, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and newspeople were often there as well.

The ranch house had a tv antenna for the three stations. The Secret Service house had a tower for communication antennas. Lady Bird Johnson called that antenna array "the bain of my life aesthetically."

The Texas White House Business under the trees The TV antenna is now gone. The back of thie house must have been very busy. The presidential hanger and Pres. Johnson escorting guests. Hanger is now the Welcome Center. This presidential aircraft replaced the prop plane in the hanger. Pres. Johnson jokingly referred to his plane as Air Force one-half Presidential Limousines Views approaching Texas White House Junction School LBJ Ranch Entrance Trinity Lutheran Church

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