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Marian Anderson, President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson. The woman standing in the spotlight, dressed in a floor-length satin gown, was the world-famous contralto Marian Anderson.
President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard in 1965, calling on troops to protect civil rights advocates who were marching from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery.
For Valentine's Day, the Lyndon B. Johnson library released letters from the courtship period between the late president and his wife, Lady Bird. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin presents ...
Lyndon Johnson hired Geri Whittington as his secretary because she was the most qualified. She was also the first Black woman to hold it and became a symbol of the Civil Rights Era.
Lyndon Johnson would likely recognize the Republicans today who pledge unflinching loyalty to President Donald Trump, in the hope of climbing the political ladder.
Lyndon B. Johnson’s Executive Order 11246, promoting affirmative action in federal contracting, was among the number of DEI policies targeted by the president.
Dec. 6, 1963 — Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon B. Johnson. March 8, 1977 — Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, presented by President Jimmy Carter on Oct. 16, 1978.
The Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) is an organization with the mission to stop school shootings and create a culture that prevents violence. Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary in Indio is one of the schools ...
A monument of President Lyndon B. Johnson was unveiled in downtown Houston's Tranquility Park in honor of the signing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas was lauded by four successor presidents as a Lincoln-esque groundbreaker for civil rights, but President Barack Obama also noted that Johnson also had long ...