On the occasion of President Lyndon Johnson’s birthday, the National Constitution Center looks at 10 interesting facts about one of the most colorful and controversial figures in American history.

President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law this weekend, 56 years ago. As the landmark legislation is again being debated, Johnson's daughter is taking up the cause. Luci Baines ...

The torrent of action on education and the reminiscence about it that pour from the White House is forceful evidence that its occupant recalls his own school days with singular relish and vividness.

Forty-five years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned discrimination in jobs, schools, and public places. Senator Richard Russell of Georgia, a ...

FILE - This August 1967 file photo shows President Lyndon B. Johnson. A former Texas voting official was on the record detailing how nearly three decades earlier, votes were falsified to give Johnson, ...

Among the opening lines of CNN’s irresistible “LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy,” none is more striking than the one from a civil-rights activist who says, “We saw the assassination of Kennedy”—JFK, she means ...

STONEWALL, Texas – Fifty years ago, a depressed President Lyndon Johnson decided not to seek another term. Martin Luther King Jr. had just been assassinated. Cities were burning in riots. College ...

Democrats are laser-focused on winning the 2020 presidential election, but what remains less obvious is the vision that will unify them and appeal to others in November and beyond. Even as they debate ...

AUSTIN -- On April 4, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the world is remembering his legacy. As we remember him, it's important to note his connection with Texas ...

Veteran journalist Charles Peters, founder of Washington Monthly, talks with Judy Woodruff about his new book on the presidency of Lyndon Johnson. He was large in stature, personality and political ...

Except for wear and tear, a mod downtown Austin office suite used by President Lyndon Baines Johnson for meals, social encounters and critical meetings, sometimes of global significance, looks ...

Editor’s Note: Martin Luther King, III, is Chairman of the Drum Major Institute, an organization that seeks to inspire individuals to embrace their unique contribution to peace, justice and equity for ...