Lyndon Johnson

Full Name: Lyndon Baines Johnson
Born: August 27, 1908
Place of Birth: Johnson City, Texas
Ancestry: English
Father: Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr.(1877 - 1936)
Mother: Rebekah Baines Johnson (1881 - 1958)
First Lady: Claudia Alta (Ladybird) Taylor Johnson
Children: Lynda Bird and Luci Baines
Pet(s): Him and Her, beagles; Freckles, a beagle (Him's pup); Blanco, a collie; Edgar, a mutt (née J. Edgar); Yuki, a mutt; hamsters and lovebirds
Education: Graduated from South West Texas State Teachers College (1930)
Religion: Disciples of Christ
Occupation: Congressional Security (1931 - 1937)
Military Service: Lieutenant Commander in the Navy during World War II
Political Party: Democrat
Offices Held: Director of National Youth Administration in Texas (1935 - 1937); U.S. House of Representatives (1937 - 1949); U.S. Senator (1949 - 1961)
Age at Inauguration: 55
Terms Served: One and a half; (1963 - 1965), (1965 - 1969)
Vice Presidents: Hubert Humphrey
Campaign Slogan: The Stakes Are To High For You To Stay At Home.
States Admitted: None
Sport or Hobby: Fishing, Hunting, Riding
Nickname: L. B. J.
Died: January 22, 1973
Place of Death: Johnson City Texas
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Interesting Facts:
Johnson was very competevitive. One of his favorite activites was to take visitors on a 90-mile-per-hour ride around in his Texas ranch in his Lincoln Continental.