Presidents of the United States of America
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36 - Lyndon B. Johnson
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: August 27, 1908
Birthplace: Farmhouse on the Pedernales River between Stonewall and Johnson City, Texas
Father: Sam Ealy Johnson Jr. (1877-1937)
Mother: Rebekah Baines (1881-1958)
Height at Prime: 6 feet 3 inches
Physical Description: Brown eyes, black hair combed straight back, large nose, cleft chin, large protruding ears
Religion: Disciple of Christ
Wife: Claudia Alta “Lady Bird†Taylor (December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007)
Marriage Date: November 17, 1934
Marriage Place: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, San Antonio, Texas
Children:
-- Lynda Bird Johnson Robb (March 19, 1944 - ____ )
-- Luci Baines Johnson Nugent Turpin (July 2, 1947 - ____ )
Death Date: January 22, 1973
Place of Death: Enroute from LBJ Ranch to Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas
Cause of Death: Heart failure cause by arteriosclerosis
Final Words: Unknown
Burial Place: LBJ Ranch, near Johnson City, Texas
Professional Statistics:
Director of National Youth Administration in Texas (1935-1937)
U.S. Representative (1937-1949)
Lieutenant Commander in the Navy in World War II (1941-1942)
U.S. Senator (1949-1961)
Vice President of the United States (1961-1963)
36th President of the United States (1963-1969)
Political Party: Democrat
His Vice President: Hubert Horatio Humphrey (1965-1969)
Events During Presidency:
War on Poverty
Civil Rights Act (1964)
Twenty-Fourth Amendment Ratified (1964)
Medicare and Medicaid (1965)
Environmental Protection:
-- Water Quality Act (1965)
-- Clean Water Restoration Act (1966)
-- Clean Air Act (1965)
-- Air Quality Act (1967)
Consumerism:
-- Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (1966)
-- National Traffic Safety Act (1966)
-- Highway Safety Act (1966)
-- Wholesome Meat Act (1967)
Vietnam War
Twenty-Fifth Amendment Ratified (1967)
Pueblo Incident (1968)
