Lyndon Johnson

Lyndon Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, was a big man, both in stature and in his ability to get things done. At 6'4" and over 200 pounds he towered over many of his contemporaries and would get right in your face to convince you to his way of thinking. He was a very insecure individual who needed the approval and affection of the American people. For most of his political career he got that approval, then the Vietnam conflict came, and in 4 short years Lyndon saw that affection, approval, and his presidency vanish.
Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on August 27th 1908. The first son of Sam Ealy Johnson Jr. and Rebekah Baines Johnson. Lyndon grew up in poverty on the family farm and learned at an early age that life in the hill country of Texas was hard. Both his father and grandfather had lost fortunes in cattle and farming. (Unger) His mother was an educated woman who considered her family superior to that of the Johnson's. She was a college......

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