Lyndon B Johnson same speech he announced that bombing in North Vietnam would be reduced and that he would seek to begin negotiations to end the war Johnson’s presidency begun in tragedy thus came to an unexpected conclusion Nevertheless his administration had led the way on social-welfare reform Though the war in Vietnam prevented him from reaching the full potential of his program Johnson’s legacy as a champion of civil rights and the rights of ordinary Americans lives on 10
Early Life and Career 12 Chapter 1 yndon B Johnson a six-foot three-inch Texan had an air of the frontier even when he was not wearing his ten-gallon hat Visitors to his LBJ Ranch near Johnson City were shown two stone forts built by his grand father Samuel Ealy Johnson founder of Johnson City They were constructed to protect the first settlers from Indian raids His grandfather served in the Texas state legislature and became Texas secretary of state Legend has it that when he first saw the infant Lyndon he is said to have proph esied that his grandson would someday be a United States senator L
Early Life and Career A Son of Texas Pioneers Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on August 27 1908 on a farm near Stonewall in the hills of south-central Texas He was the eldest of five children including three sis ters and a brother Sam Houston Johnson Johnson’s father Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr at his desk in the Texas state capitol 13
