Born: August 27, 1908

Died: January 22, 1973

First Lady: Claudia Alta Taylor “Lady Bird” Johnson

Political Party: Democratic

Presidential Term: November 22, 1963 to January 20, 1969

Famous Quote: “The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents. … It is a place where men are more concerned with the quality of their goals than the quantity of their goods.”

Timeline

1930 Graduated from Southwest Texas State Teacher's College

1934 Married Claudia Alta Taylor

1935-1937 Head of Texas National Youth Administration

1937-1949 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives

1949-1961 U.S. senator from Texas

1961-1963 Vice president of the United States under President Kennedy

1963-1969 Thirty-sixth president of the United States