President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard in 1965, calling on troops to protect civil rights advocates who ...

Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United ... And at one point, he says, “I want Black voters to support Republicans. We need a strong two party system.” And I think he would lament ...

Hours after the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed the House of Representatives on July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson entered the East Room of the White House. Dressed in a black suit ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - When U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson took the stage ... protests and demonstrations by Black Americans, was not enough, Johnson told Howard's historically Black ...

Why President Johnson Signed the Executive Order in 1965 That Trump Rescinded WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson took ... and demonstrations by Black Americans, was ...

The 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson ... American Promise,” Johnson’s speech was grounded in the premise that the assurance of voting rights for Black Americans was inextricably ...

For Lyndon Johnson’s 200 million ... s hopes of ever succeeding Johnson on his own. Democrats abandoned the President in droves, forming Dump-L.B.J. movements or rallying behind Gene McCarthy ...