Lyndon B Johnson
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Johnson was born on Aug. 27, 1908, near Johnson City, Tex., the
eldest son of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., and Rebekah Baines Johnson. His
father, a struggling farmer and cattle speculator in the hill country
of Texas, provided only an uncertain income for his family.
Politically active, Sam Johnson served five terms in the Texas
legislature. His mother had varied cultural interests and placed high
value on education; she was fiercely ambitious for her children.
Johnson attended public schools in Johnson City and received a B.S.
degree from Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos. He
then taught for a year in Houston before going to Washington in 1931 as
secretary to a Democratic Texas congressman, Richard M. Kleberg.
During the next 4 years Johnson developed a wide network of political
contacts in Washington, D.C. On Nov. 17, 1934, he married Claudia
Alta Taylor, known as "Lady Bird." A warm, intelligent, ambitious
woman, she was a great asset to Johnson's career. They had two
daughters, Lynda Byrd, born in 1944, and Luci Baines, born in 1947. In
1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt entered the White House. Johnson greatly
admired the president, who named him, at age 27, to head the National
Youth Administration in Texas. This job, which Johnson held from 1935
to 1937, entailed helping young people obtain employment and schooling.
It confirmed Johnson's faith in the positive potential of government
and won for him a group of supporters in Texas.
In 1937, Johnson sought and won a Texas seat in Congress, where he
championed public works, reclamation, and public power programs. When
war...
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