Forty-five years ago this week, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. Aligned with his vision for a Great Society, Johnson's signature on that legislation created ...

"Day of the Oath" captures the historic inauguration of President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, reflecting on the significance of this event in American history. It highlights the tradition of ...

When U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson took the stage at Howard University in June of 1965, he had already signed the Civil Rights act into law, and he said he expected to sign the Voting Rights ...

Richard N. Goodwin wrote many of Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential speeches, including one that outlined Johnson's signature legislative agenda, “the Great Society,” a phrase Mr. Goodwin coined.

President Lyndon B. Johnson works on a speech in the White House Cabinet Room on March 30, 1968. He announced the next day that he would not seek or accept the Democratic nomination for reelection.