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This category lists pages and sites about Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973), the 36th President of the United States. Johnson assumed the presidency after the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. He served from 1963-1969.

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Inaugural Address 1965 Complete text of LBJ's speech on January 20, 1965. Includes background information. www.bartleby.com/124/pres57.html

LBJ in the Oval Office Listen to some of LBJ's most important speeches and peer into the Oval Office through secretly recorded conversations made by Johnson during his presidency. www.hpol.org/lbj

President Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Includes photo and audio archives, telephone recordings, transcripts of oral history interviews, Johnson's daily diary, answers to FAQ, and virtual exhibits. www.lbjlib.utexas.edu

Lyndon Baines Johnson Brief biography from the Lucidcafé Library. www.lucidcafe.com/library/95aug/lbj.html

Character Above All Excerpt from an essay by Robert Dallek reflects on the issues and events that molded Lyndon B. Johnson. From PBS. www.pbs.org/newshour/character/essays/johnson.html

Lyndon B. Johnson Short biography from the official White House site. www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/lj36.html

Lyndon Baines Johnson General biography of LBJ also includes links to transcripts of his State of the Union addresses. www.lnstar.com/mall/texasinfo/lbj.htm

Master of the Senate - First Chapter The first chapter of Robert Caro's biography of Lyndon Johnson in the April 28, 2002 edition of the New York Times. Free registration required. www.nytimes.com/2002/04/28/books/chapters/0428-1st-caro.html

LBJ Goes for Broke Smithsonian magazine offers excerpt from Caro's Master of the Senate book. Chronicles Johnson's 1957 attempt to pass the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction. www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues02/jun02/lbj.html

Lyndon Johnson: A Brief Biography Examines the life of Lyndon Johnson including his early career, presidency, and retirement. www.libraryreference.org/johnson.html

The American President: Lyndon B. Johnson Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series. Also includes gallery and quotations. www.americanpresident.org/history/lyndonbjohnson

Renunciation Speech Transcript of the March 1968 telecast in which Lyndon Baines Johnson announces he will not seek another term of office. www.tamu.edu/comm/pres/speeches/lbjrenounce.html

Great Society Speech Transcript of Lyndon Baines Johnson's speech announcing his Great Society proposal, delivered May 22, 1964. www.tamu.edu/comm/pres/speeches/lbjgreat.html

Three New Revelations About LBJ Biographer Robert Dallek tells about some of his findings about the behind-the-scenes-presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson. [Atlantic Monthly; includes links to other articles about the President.] www.TheAtlantic.com/issues/98apr/lbj.htm

Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) Provides a biography of Lydon Johnson (LBJ). Includes his picture and a listing of the people in his cabinet. www.usa-presidents.info/lbj.htm

LBJ's Gay Sex Scandal LBJ’s Gay Sex Scandal, By Al Weisel, Out, December 1999. Article details a controversy that threatened the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, when Walter Jenkins, LBJ’s trusted friend and top adviser, was arrested. home.nyc.rr.com/alweisel/outwalterjenkins.htm