Lyndon B. Johnson insisted that JFK’s wife Jackie Kennedy accompany him back to Washington hours after her husband's assassination on November 22, 1963.

Lyndon B. Johnson inaugural address: January 20, 1965 22:45. My fellow countrymen: On this occasion the oath I have taken before you and before God is not mine alone, but ours together.

On this occasion the oath I have taken before you and before God is not mine alone, but ours together. We are one nation and one people. Our fate as a nation and our future as a people rest not ...

At 12:03, Lyndon Johnson took his place before Chief Justice Earl Warren. Across the Potomac, cannon boomed a 21-gun salute. Lady Bird, gazing steadily into Lyndon’s eyes, stood between the two ...

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 ...

Description. This lesson explores the first 100 days of Lyndon Johnson's presidency. The lesson, which features Princeton University history and public affairs professor Julian Zelizer, opens with ...

Lyndon Baines Johnson is sworn in as president of the United States aboard Air Force One, hours after the death of his predecessor John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Photograph by Universal ...

Lyndon Johnson made a fashion statement of his own during his 1965 inauguration, wearing a business suit instead of the traditional full morning dress, which typically includes a knee-length ...

In 2009, the District of Columbia officially estimated that 1.8 million witnessed Mr. Obama's first inauguration, eclipsing the previous record set by Lyndon Johnson's 1965 inauguration: 1.2 million.

Lyndon Johnson wants to be remembered as the man in the business suit. In a break with prevailing custom, the White House announced that Johnson will attend the Inauguration wearing “an Oxford ...