The poem that inspired the song, America the Beautiful, is 130 years old today, and it resonates more than ever.

On March 31, 1968, at 9:00 p.m., Lyndon B. Johnson sat behind the large wooden desk he had used since his days in the Senate and addressed the American people from the Oval Office.

In March 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson was nearly 40 minutes into a speech on the Vietnam War when he closed with a stunning announcement: He would not seek another term. From the Oval Office ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 1965 (UPI) - Lyndon Baines Johnson was inaugurated as President in his own right today and launched his term with a plea for Americans to unite to achieve "progress without ...

When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Immigration and Nationality Act on October 3, 1965, on a blustery day in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, he announced the end of discrimination in ...

Harry Middleton and Robert Hardesty, former speechwriters for President Lyndon Johnson, talked about personal conversations and private moments they shared with the former president. They also ...

Part 1 – Beautiful Texas. We delve into the life of Lyndon Baines Johnson, his rise from obscurity to the pinnacle of power. Sworn in after the assassination of JFK, Lyndon Johnson pushed ...

Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th President of the United States after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963; Johnson ran in his own right in 1964, winning in a landslide.