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Johnson's rise traced from Texas to the White House
The piece surveys Lyndon Baines Johnson from his Stonewall Texas birth on August 27 1908 through his early political career and rise to power. It highlights family background education public service and key milestones including Roosevelt’s support and Johnson's Senate victory by a razor thin margin.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
United States
Stonewall
U.S
Johnson
Texas House of Representatives
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Day
Lynda Bird
Lacey Baines
Sohincon
Jermes Buehenan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Corpus Christi
Washington
Accudant Naval Affairs Committee
White House
Lee O'Daniel
House
Pearl Harbor
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Senate
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Coke Stevenson