Johnson key date that shaped his rise to Congress
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was away fishing near Corpus Christi when Lyndon B. Johnson won a special election for a seat in Congress on April 10, 1937. The victory is portrayed as a pivotal moment in Johnson’s political career.
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Johnson Emerges as U S Leader in New Era
A memo by Phil Newsom outlines Lyndon B Johnson as the new U S president and sketches his foreign policy stance. It recalls Johnson meeting Khrushchev Mao Deng and de Gaulle and traces his career from House member to Senate leader and finally to the vice presidency and ascent to the presidency.
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Hollywood Youth Honor JFK With Candlelight March
About 100 teenagers from Hollywood High School marched along Wilshire Boulevard to Los Angeles City Hall in a candlelight tribute to President Kennedy on Monday night.
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Security Net Envelops LBJ at JFK Funeral Route
Tight security ring surrounds President Johnson with twelve Secret Service agents forming a moving shield as the procession advances toward Arlington National Cemetery. Additional uniformed and plainclothes police, plus CIA, FBI, Pentagon, and State Department agents, cover the route in the high security effort.
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