Linden B. Johnson
Linden B Johnson had 3 heart attacks during his lifetime. His wife was nick named Lady Bird, and he was the 36th President
Johnson was the 1st of 5 kids born to Samuel Johnson and Rebekah Baines. He grew up in a 3-room house on the Pedernales River in a poorer part of the town. He taught briefly at a Houston high school, and in 1930 campaigned for Texas senator Welly Hopkins. Johnson married in 1934 and had 2 girls with Claudia Alta Taylor. IN 1937 Johnson worked in the House of representatives and in 1948 began one of his 2 terms in the senate. Johnson’s success in the senate landed him a spot as Vice-President to JFK. During his campaign with JFK he was also campaigning for a 3rd term in senate which he resigned from it after becoming president. On November 22 1963, Linden B. Johnson was sworn in aboard the air Force one.
IN 1964 Congress passed the Civil Rights Act outlawing most forms of racial segregation. In 1965 Johnson passed the Voting Rights Act outlawing......
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