Oct 31st, 2008 · On Oct. 31, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson ordered a halt in bombing missions over Vietnam, implementing Gen. Creighton Abrams' "clear and hold" strategy. Today that counterinsurgency strategy is showing some promise in Iraq.
Mar 31st, 2008 · On the night of March 31, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson shocked the nation by announcing at the end of a speech that he would not seek a second term. Independent producer John McDonough remembers the president's hoped his move would spur a peace process in Vietnam.
Feb 19th, 2008 · Hercules, a slave of George Washington, and James Hemings, owned by Thomas Jefferson, began a long connection of presidents and their African-American cooks. And President Lyndon Johnson's black cook may have influenced his work on civil rights reform.
Oct 14th, 2007 · Thirty hours of newly released recordings of President Lyndon Johnson's phone conversations in 1967 show a commander in chief frustrated by anti-war protesters, many of whom were burning their draft cards.
Jul 15th, 2007 · Former first lady "Lady Bird" Johnson, the widow of former President Lyndon Johnson, was buried Sunday at the family ranch in Texas. She died Wednesday at the age of 94.
Dec 11th, 2005 · Former Sen. Eugene McCarthy died Saturday at the age of 89 at an assisted living residence in Washington, D,C. In 1968, the staunch opponent of the Vietnam War challenged President Lyndon Johnson for the Democratic presidential nomination, forcing LBJ from office and inspiring the antiwar movement.
Dec 10th, 2005 · Former Sen. Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota has died at age 89. His surprising showing in the 1968 Democratic presidential primary helped end President Lyndon Johnson's political career. McCarthy's fresh approach to national issues stirred a small army of volunteers.
Aug 5th, 2005 · Forty years ago tomorrow, on August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act. Passage of the bill was aided by a civil-rights march in Selma, Ala., in March 1965 -- and the nation was transfixed by images of a violent suppression of the demonstration. At the center of the violence in Selma was Sheriff Jim Clark, a segregationist who came to symbolize white resistance to the Civil Rights Movement. Recently, commentator John Fleming tracked down Sheriff Clark.