Lyndon B. Johnson (Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum), one of the most colorful and consequential men to occupy the office of President of the United States, was born on this day in 1908. In just five years and five months as President, Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and launched an array of initiatives, pledging to build a “Great Society.” Learn more about the 36th President in this clip from THE CONGRESS. | UNUM Ken Burns

Lyndon Johnson Presidency

This month UNUM on the Road was in Texas at Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, with President and CEO of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Jane Kamensky talking about the high ideals and heavy sacrifices behind American independence. Stay tuned for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION this November. #unumontheroad #americanrevolutionpbs | UNUM Ken Burns

LBJ Presidential Library Tour of the Presidential Suite

Lyndon Johnson was a civil rights hero. But also a racist.

Fifty-seven years ago, on July 2nd, 1964, First Daughter Luci Johnson was treated to a very special birthday gift: the chance to witness her father, President Lyndon B. Johnson, sign the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964. Hear her recount the special memory during the first lecture of our White House History with Susan Page Series, conducted with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. | The White House Historical Association

On This Day: In 1964, President Johnson had a brief telephone conversation with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in which Kennedy reported on the agreement reached with Senator Everett Dirksen on the Civil Rights Bill. Additionally, he asked the president to call senators who would be helpful in reaching an agreement. 📞 www.discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/telecon | Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum