Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th president of the United States.
* He was born in Stonewall, Texas, on August 27, 1908.
* He served as a U.S. representative, U.S. Senator and the Senate's majority leader.
* He was sworn in as president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963.
* He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
* He escalated the Vietnam War.
* He did not seek re-election in 1968.
* He died on January 22, 1973.
* He is considered one of the most consequential presidents in American history.