Lyndon B. Johnson was a great man. He fought against racism and sexual discrimination.
He was a vice-president, president, and a senator. Some people say he was the best president we have ever had. Others don't like him at all. Like him or dislike him either way he made a big impact on the United Sates.
Johnson was born on Aug. 27, 1908, near Johnson City, Tex., the eldest son
of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., and Rebekah Baines Johnson. His father, a struggling farmer and cattle speculator in the hill country of Texas, provided only an uncertain income for his family. …
