Birth: Near Stonewell, Texas, August 27, 1908

Ancestry: English

Father: Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr.

Mother: Rebekah Baines Johnson

Brother: Sam Houston Johnson (1914-1978)

Sisters: Rebekah Luruth Johnson (1910-1978); Josefa Hermine Johnson (1912-1961); Lucia Huffman Johnson (1916-1997)

Religious Affiliation: Disciples of Christ

Education: Johnson City High School; Southwest Texas State Teachers College (B.S., 1930); attended Georgetown University Law School

Occupation Before Presidency: Teacher

Military Service: Lt. comdr., comdr., United States Naval Reserve (active duty 1941-1942)

Prepresidential Offices: National Youth Administration director in Texas; United States Congressman; United States Senator; United States Vice President

Inauguration Age: 55

Occupation After Presidency: Retired

Death: Stonewall, Texas, January 22, 1973

Place of Burial: LBJ Ranch, Stonewall, Texas

Inauguration: November 22, 1963; aboard Air Force One, Dallas, Texas

Secretary of State: Dean Rusk

Secretary of the Treasury: C. Douglas Dillon

Secretary of Defense: Robert S. McNamera

Attorney General: Robert F. Kennedy

Postmaster General: John A. Gronouski

Secretary of the Interior: Stewart L. Udall

Secretary of Agriculture: Orville L. Freeman

Secretary of Commerce: Luther H. Hodges

Secretary of Labor: W. Willard Wirtz

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare: Anthony J. Celebreeze

Congress #88 (January 9, 1963-October 2, 1964):

Senate: 67 Democrats; 33 Republicans

House: 258 Democrats; 176 Republicans

Inauguration: January 20, 1965; The Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Vice President: Hubert H. Humphrey

Secretary of State: Dean Rusk

Secretary of the Treasury: C. Douglas Dillon; Henry H. Fowler (from April 1, 1965); Joseph W. Barr (from December 23, 1968)

Secretary of Defense: Robert S. McNamera; Clark M. Clifford (from March 1, 1968)

Attorney General: Nicholas Katzenbach (from February 13, 1965); W. Ramsey Clark (from March 10, 1967)

Postmaster General: John A. Gronouski; Lawrence F. O'brien (from November 3, 1965); W. Marvin Watson (from April 26, 1968)

Secretary of the Interior: Stewart L. Udall

Secretary of Agriculture: Orville L. Freeman

Secretary of Commerce: John T. Connor; Alexander B. Trowbridge (from June 14, 1967); C. R. Smith (from March 6, 1968)

Secretary of Labor: W. Willard Wirtz

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare: Anthony J. Celebreeze; John W. Gardner (from August 18, 1965)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Robert C. Weaver (Department was created September 9, 1965); Robert C. Wood (from January 7, 1969)

Secretary of Transportation: Alan S. Boyd (Department created October 15, 1966)

Supreme Court Appointments: Abe Fortas (1965); Thurgood Marshall (1967)

Congress #89 (January 4, 1965-October 22, 1966):

Senate: 68 Democrats; 32 Republicans

House: 295 Democrats; 140 Republicans

Congress #90 (January 10, 1967-October 14, 1968):

Senate: 64 Democrats; 36 Republicans

House: 246 Democrats; 187 Republicans