Religion: Disciples of Christ Education: Graduated from Southwest Texas State Teachers College (1930) (now known as Texas State University-San Marcos) Occupation: Teacher, public official Political Party: Democrat Other Government Positions:
On August 7, in response to an incident with the North Vietnamese in the Gulf of Tonkin five days earlier, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving Johnson the power to pursue military action in Vietnam.
From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, in addition to information on the Presidents themselves, they have first lady and cabinet member biographies, listings of presidential staff and advisers, and timelines detailing significant events in the lives of each administration.
Located in "the heart of Johnson country", this park provides camping, fishing, history and more. Visitor information and directions are available.
Points of Interest:
2313 Red River Street, Austin, Texas
1048 Park Road #49, Stonewall, TX 78671
199 Park Road 52, Stonewall, TX 78671
Additional Facts:
Johnson was the first president sworn in by a woman - Judge Sarah Hughes.
Johnson was the first president to be awarded the Silver Star.
Johnson was the first president to have been the Senate Majority Leader.
Johnson voted against every civil right bill between 1937 and 1956. He strongly switched course in 1957 by pushing through the first civil right bill passed since 1875.
Johnson was the first president to appoint a Black Supreme Court justice - Thurgood Marshall.
Johnson was the first president to appoint a Black cabinet member - Robert C. Weaver led the new Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Quotes:
“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.”
“If we succeed, it will not be because of what we have, but it will be because of what we are; not because of what we own, but, rather because of what we believe.”
“A president’s hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right.”
“You ain’t learnin’ nothin’ when you’re talkin’.”
“If government is to serve any purpose it is to do for others what they are unable to do for themselves.”
“We must open the doors of opportunity. But we must also equip our people to walk through those doors.”
“The guns and the bombs, the rockets and the warships, are all symbols of human failure.”
“Doing what’s right isn’t the problem. It is knowing what’s right.”
“Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it.”
“One lesson you better learn if you want to be in politics is that you never go out on a golf course and beat the President.”
“I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help – and God’s.”
“If the American people don’t love me, their descendants will.”
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