After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, then-Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson believed it was best for a reeling nation to know that a president was in place immediately.

(CBS News) The assassination of President John F. Kennedy changed the world in a moment, but according to author Robert Caro, it was President Lyndon B. Johnson who was drastically - and ...

On July 13, 1960, John F. Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at his party’s convention.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 1963 (UPI) - Lyndon Baines Johnson today met the awesome responsibilities of President of the United States grimly determined - with the help of God and a united America - to ...

With rare skill he obtained passage of a number of key Eisenhower measures. In the 1960 campaign, Johnson, as John F. Kennedy's running mate, was elected Vice President. On November 22, 1963, when ...

President John F. Kennedy, left, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson walk from the White House in August 1961. Photo: National Archive/Newsmakers/Getty Images ...

Flanked by Jackie Kennedy (R) and his wife, Ladybird, Vice President Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as president of the United States of America by Dallas Federal District Judge Sarah T. Hughes (L) on ...

In 1960, Senator Johnson ran for the Democratic nomination for President. He lost to fellow Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts.. However, Kennedy tapped Johnson to be his running mate.

John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. EPA “The friends whom Underhill visited say he was sober but badly shook. ... [President Lyndon Johnson] ...

President Lyndon Baines Johnson, American, 1908 - 1973 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963 Description A color digital image of President Lyndon B. Johnson addressing the ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. ... Vice President Lyndon Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird Johnson, arrive in a separate plane.

Lyndon B. Johnson represented Texas in the House of Representatives and the Senate for 24 years before serving as vice president under President John F. Kennedy. Johnson ascended to the presidency ...