THE PRESIDENCY . Lyndon Johnson was poised for the biggest day of his life, his first pomp-and-ceremonial inauguration. The event would be all the more stirring because of the jarring contrast ...

"Day of the Oath" captures the historic inauguration of President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, reflecting on the significance of this event in American history. It highlights the tradition of ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 1965 (UPI) - Lyndon Baines Johnson was inaugurated as President in his own right today and launched his term with a plea for Americans to unite to achieve "progress without ...

THE PRESIDENCY After the tension, the gaiety and the personal triumph of his inauguration came a letdown for Lyndon Johnson —and a scare. Wearing maroon pajamas and a navy-blue silk robe, the ...

Lyndon Johnson wants to be remembered as the man in the business suit. In a break with prevailing custom, the White House announced that Johnson will attend the Inauguration wearing “an Oxford ...