Preparations for a transition were begun by the administration of outgoing president Lyndon B. Johnson many months before the election. Planning for a potential transition into the …

May 13, 2011 · Significant among the throng was Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas), who threw his lanky arms around Nixon in a Texas-size hug.

Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 1968. Republican nominee, former vice president Richard Nixon, defeated both the Democratic nominee, incumbent vice …

Dec 4, 2012 · On Jan. 12, 1973, ten days before his death, Johnson summoned Walter Cronkite to the LBJ Ranch and, before CBS cameras, recalled his own transformation from a Senate …

In this telephone call, Republican presidential candidate Richard M. “Dick” Nixon reached out to President Johnson to assure him that he would do all in his power before the election—as well …

Mar 22, 2013 · Declassified tapes of President Lyndon Johnson's telephone calls provide a fresh insight into his world. Among the revelations - he planned a dramatic entry into the 1968 …

Under Lyndon B. Johnson, the US pursued military strategies and fought under self-imposed constraints that assured a military stalemate. Richard M. Nixon then sought to extricate the US …

One of the most eventful years in American history began with the Tet offensive in Vietnam and ended with the election of Richard Nixon. It was February 5, 1968, and Washington Star …

Johnson withdrew his bid for a second full term in the 1968 presidential election because of his low popularity. Johnson was succeeded by Republican Richard Nixon, who won the …

The biography for President Johnson and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. In the 1960 campaign, Lyndon B. Johnson was elected Vice President …