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    Lyndon B. Johnson

    President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

    "Lyndon Johnson" and "LBJ" redirect here. For the American football player, see Lyndon Johnson (American football). For other uses, see LBJ (disambiguation).

    Lyndon B. Johnson

    Official portrait, 1964

    In office
    November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969
    Vice President
    Preceded byJohn F. Kennedy
    Succeeded byRichard Nixon
    In office
    January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
    PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
    Preceded byRichard Nixon
    Succeeded byHubert Humphrey
    In office
    January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961
    Preceded byW. Lee O'Daniel
    Succeeded byWilliam A. Blakley
    In office
    April 10, 1937 – January 3, 1949
    Preceded byJames P. Buchanan
    Succeeded byHomer Thornberry
    Born

    Lyndon Baines Johnson


    (1908-08-27)August 27, 1908
    Gillespie County, Texas, U.S.
    DiedJanuary 22, 1973(1973-01-22) (aged 64)
    Gillespie

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    The Triumph and Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson: The vit House Years

    July 27, 2024
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    The Years of Lyndon Johnson

    Biography series by Robert Caro

    Covers of the four published books of the series

    The Years of Lyndon Johnson is a biography of Lyndon B. Johnson by the American writer Robert Caro. Four volumes have been published, running to more than 3,000 pages in total, detailing Johnson's early life, education, and political career. A fifth volume, which is currently being written, is expected to deal with the bulk of Johnson's presidency and post-presidential years. The series is published by Alfred A. Knopf.

    Book One: The Path to Power (1982)

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    In the first volume, The Path to Power, Caro retraced Johnson's early life growing up in the Texas Hill Country and working in Washington, D.C. first as a congressional aide and then as a congressman. Caro's research included renting a house in the Hill Country for three years, living there much of that time, to interview numerous people who knew Johnson and his family, and to better understand the en