American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: State of the Union Addresses and Messages
This site compiles all of the State of the Union addresses and messages by all the presidents in U.S. history (except William Henry Harrison and James A. Garfield).
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian: The Unmaking of the President
Essay on the challenges faced by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the final year of his presidency, after his announcement to not seek reelection.
PBS
Pbs Character Above All: Lyndon B. Johnson Essay
A biographical essay about President Lyndon B. Johnson. Includes information about the character of President Johnson during his political career.
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908 1973)
A political biography of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Lyndon Baines Johnson: "The Great Society"
This is the text, audio, and video [7:33] of President Lyndon Baines Johnson's speech "The Great Society" delivered on May 22, 1964, in Ann Arbor, Michigan; It outlines his plans for the Great Society.
US Navy
Naval Historical Center: Commander Lyndon B. Johnson
Contains information about the brief naval career of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Includes a transcript of his naval service.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Remarks Upon Signing the Economic Opportunity Act
Read the full published text of the remarks of President Lyndon Baines Johnson upon signing the Economic Opportunity Act in 1964. The purpose of this act was to eliminate poverty, expand educational opportunities, and tend to the health...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Presidents
This site from the PBS "The Presidents" provides detailed biographies of several of the most popular or most infamous U.S. presidents throughout history. Selected presidents include Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Lyndon...
University of Texas at Austin
Lbj Presidential Library: Seeing Is Believing: The Enduring Legacy of Lbj
The full text of the keynote address by Joseph A. Califano, Jr. given at the centennial celebration for President Lyndon Baines Johnson May 19, 2008.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Johnson 1964 Campaign & Election
AmericanPresident offers a comprehensive overview of the 1964 campaign and election of Lyndon Baines Johnson. Content includes a focus on the separate campaigns waged by Johnson and his challenger, Barry Goldwater.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography of President Lyndon B. Johnson for Kids
A biography of Lyndon B. Johnson can be found on this site.
Library of Congress
Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Johnson, Lyndon Baines 1908 1973
List of Lyndon Johnson's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Representative and a Senator from Texas and a Vice President under John F. Kennedy and 36th President of the United States.
University of Texas at Austin
Lbj for Kids! Education
Providing photos, audio clips, primary texts, a timeline, and a glossary, this website is a good introduction to President Lyndon Johnson's efforts to reform education in the United States. Listen to (or read) Johnson's "Great Society...
Museum of the Moving Image
Museum of the Moving Image: 1964 Johnson vs. Goldwater
"Vote for President Johnson on November 3. The Stakes Are Too High for You to Stay at Home"."In Your Heart You Know He's Right". View presidential campaign advertisement from the 1964election. Includes video clips, information about...
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Lyndon Baines Johnson: The American Franchise
This website provides an overview of the American Franchise during the Lyndon B. Johnson presidency.
Library of Congress
Loc: Portraits of the Presidents & First Ladies
A collection from the Library of Congress of formal and informal portraits of the US presidents and their first ladies.
Library of Congress
Loc: Herblock's Presidents
Historically significant collection of political cartoons featuring U.S. Presidents from Library of Congress online teacher-student resources.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Civil Rights Act of 1964
This is a detailed explanation as to what the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was, how it came about, and how it affected American society. Includes a photograph of President Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act into law.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Remarks on the Decision to Build a Sea Level Canal
More than eleven months following the riots in the Panama Canal Zone, President Lyndon Johnson speaks concerning the decisions to build a larger, more efficient sea level canal for trade purposes and to negotiate a "New treaty on the...
Digital History
Digital History: The Great Society and the Drive for Black Equality
Read about President Lyndon Johnson's vision for the Great Society. See how the programs instituted were focused on lifting the poor from poverty, especially African Americans. Included were laws to increase civil rights and voting...
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Reduction of Excise Taxes
In this speech, Lyndon Johnson explains the "Profound impact on the American economy" after income taxes were reduced in 1964 and addresses the need to reduce excise taxes and to increase "User charges."
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: The Great Society [Pdf]
There were many governmental programs that were part of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society. Find a flow chart that showswhich different programs belonged to which major topics.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive showed the resolve of the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese. See how the continuing war, with no end in sight, began to shift public opinion away from support for the war, and read about how Lyndon Johnson made some...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: American Presidency: Lyndon B. Johnson
Brief biographical sketch of America's thirty-sixth president includes background information on the era in which he served and linked-to objects from the Smithsonian's collections that help define the man and his presidency.