Biography of Lyndon B. Johnson
Biography of Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) was born on August 27, 1908 in Johnson City Texas. . Lyndon was the thirty-sixth president of the United States. He graduated from Southwest Texas State Teachers College in 1930. Throughout his political career he was a democrat. He became one of the greatest men in Washington.
His Life
LBJ began his life in 1908. He graduated from Johnson City High School in Texas in the year 1924. Then he attended Southwest State Teachers College and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from 1927-1930. After he graduated he got a job that same year, teaching speaking and debate in Sam Houston High School in Houston, Texas. He taught for only one year, 1930-1931. On November 17 1934, he married his wife Claudia “Lady Bird” Taylor. From 1935-1937, he was the National Youth Administration in Texas. He then became an U.S. representative from Texas. During this time, he served active duty in World War II in the Navy as a Lieutenant Commander from 1941-1942. In 1944 his life took a big turn, he had his first child, Lynda. In 1947 he had his second child, Luci. For his next 11 years of his life he was an U.S. Senate member, and a leader of the Senate for his last 5 years, 1949-1960. In the election of the vice president in 1961, LBJ served for only two years, leaving for presidency after Kennedy’s assassination. In the election of 1963 for president Lyndon became the thirty-sixth president of the United States. In 1971 he wrote a novel about his time as the president, “The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency”. On January 22, 1973, LBJ died on his ranch just outside his hometown of Johnson City, and was later buried on his ranch.
Childhood and Education
Lyndon had a few hints of his future in his child hood. His family, longtime residents of Texas, was not a wealthy family. His parents worked all day on a farm, a bad section of land to farm, and had a hard time giving him advantages. He attended public schools throughout his education and graduated from Johnson City...