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    Lyndon B. Johnson

    President of the United States from to

    "Lyndon Johnson" and "LBJ" redirect here. For the American football player, see Lyndon Johnson (American football). For other uses, see LBJ (disambiguation).

    Lyndon B. Johnson

    Official portrait,

    In office
    November 22, &#;– January 20,
    Vice President
    Preceded byJohn F. Kennedy
    Succeeded byRichard Nixon
    In office
    January 20, &#;– November 22,
    PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
    Preceded byRichard Nixon
    Succeeded byHubert Humphrey
    In office
    January 3, &#;– January 3,
    Preceded byW. Lee O'Daniel
    Succeeded byWilliam A. Blakley
    In office
    April 10, &#;– January 3,
    Preceded byJames P. Buchanan
    Succeeded byHomer Thornberry
    Born

    Lyndon Baines Johnson


    ()August 27,
    Gillespie County, Texas, U.S.
    DiedJanuary 22, () (aged&#;64)
    Gillespie County, Texas, U.S.
    Resting placeJohnson Family Cemetery
    Political partyDemocr

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    Lyndon B. Johnson

    In Office

    November 22, - January 20,

    Vice President

    None ()

    Hubert Humphrey ()

    Birth

    August 27, , Stonewall, Texas, U.S.

    Death

    January 22, (aged 64), Johnson City, Texas, U.S.

    Resting Place

    Johnson Family Cemetery, Stonewall, Texas, U.S.

    Political Party

    Democratic

    Residence

    LBJ Ranch, Stonewall, Texas, U.S.

    Spouse

    Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor ​(m. )

    Children

    Lynda Bird Johnson Robb (daughter)

    Luci Baines Johnson (daughter)

    Parents

    Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. (father)

    Rebekah Baines (mother)

    Siblings

    Sam Houston Johnson (brother), Rebekah Johnson (sister), Josefa Johnson (sister), Lucia Johnson (sister)

    Education

    Southwest Texas State Teachers College (BS)

    Georgetown University

    Occupation

    Politician, Teacher


    In the campaign, Lyndon B. Johnson was elected Vice President as John F. Kennedy’s running mate. On November 22, , when Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson was sworn in as the 36th United States President,

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    Drawing upon an extensive range of archival and secondary sources from both sides of the Atlantic, this pioneering book provides the first full-length study of the controversial personal relationship between Prime Minister Harold Wilson and President Lyndon B. Johnson, often drawing on material that has only recently been opened to the public. Whilst Wilson was a firm supporter of the idea of a 'special relationship' between Britain and the United States and wanted to use his dealings with the White House to strengthen his credentials as a world statesman, Johnson held the British leader in low esteem and disdained the idea of a 'special' Anglo-American relationship. Difficulties stemming from the Vietnam War, British economic weakness and the UK's abrogation of its world power status exacerbated the strain between Wilson and Johnson, leading to what was probably the most fractious and troubled of all the relationships between British prime ministers and American presiden