Oct 3rd, 2008 · The House of Representatives passed the big bailout and almost immediately President Bush signed the measure. There have been other occasions when the wheels of government have moved this quickly: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's declaration of war on Dec. 8, 1941, and President Johnson's signing of the Civil Rights Bill on July 2, 1964.
Apr 1st, 2007 · For decades, Howard "Reds" Arrington served as the chief plumber at the White House. He died March 24 at age 79. A while back, he shared a story with NPR about President Johnson's water-pressure needs.
Jun 13th, 2005 · On June 12, 1963, civil rights leader Medgar Evers was shot dead in the driveway of his Mississippi home. The assassination made Evers the first in a line of civil rights leaders to be cut down in the 1960s, and his murder prompted President Kennedy to ask Congress for a civil rights bill, which was signed into law by President Johnson the next year.