Lyndon Baines Johnson

(1908-1973) U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, Vice-President of the United States, 36th President of the United States

Lyndon Johnson had spent almost 24 years in Congress, including a stint as the youngest Senate Majority Leader in U.S. history, before being elected Vice-President. As the leader of the Democratic-controlled Senate during the administration of Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Johnson was a powerful figure who shrewdly mixed the demands of party politics with a sense of cooperation between Democrats and Republicans. It was this ability that led to his being chosen as John F. Kennedy's running mate in 1960. He succeeded to the presidency upon the assassination of Kennedy on November 22, 1963.

Chronology of His Life and Career
August 27, 1908	Born near Stonewall, Texas.
~1913	Moved with his family to Johnson City, Texas.
1924	Graduated from the Johnson City High School.
1930	Graduated from Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now Southwest Texas State University).
1931	Went to Washington, D.C., as a congressional secretary.
November 17, 1934	Married Claudia Alta (Lady Bird) Taylor.
1935	Became National Youth administrator for Texas.
1937	Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
1941	Ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate.
1941-1942	Served in the U.S. Navy.
1942	Reelected to the House.
1948	Elected to the U.S. Senate.
1951	Elected Senate Minority Whip.
1953	Elected Senate Minority Leader.
1955	Elected Senate Majority Leader.
1960	Elected Vice-President of the United States.
November 22, 1963	Became President upon the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
1964	Elected to a full term as President.
1968	Announced that he would not run for reelection.
1969	His birthplace and boyhood home became the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Site.
1971	Published his memoirs, The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency, 1963-1969.
1971	The Lyndon B. Johnson Library opened at the University of Texas in Austin.
January 22, 1973	Died in San Antonio, Texas.