Lyndon B. Johnson was elected vice president of the United States in 1960 and became the 36th president in 1963, following the assassination of John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Formerly the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
• Born: August 27, 1908, Stonewall, TX
• Died: January 22, 1973, Stonewall, TX
• Height: 6′ 4″
• Presidential term: November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969
• Party: Democratic Party
• Vice president: Hubert Humphrey (1965–1969)
• Following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson became the first president to be inaugurated on an airplane and the first president to be sworn in by a woman. The inauguration is shown in the photo above.
• First president to be inaugurated on an airplane.His inauguration was held aboard Air Force One in 1963.
• First president to be sworn in by a woman (Sarah T. Hughes).
• First president to visit Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Suriname, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala while in office.
• First president to ride to and from his inauguration in a bullet-proof limousine (to and from his second inauguration).
• First president to appoint an African American (Thurgood Marshall) to the Supreme Court.
• First president to appoint an African American (Robert C. Weaver) to a Cabinet post. Weaver was appointed the first United States secretary of housing and urban development in 1966.
• First president to have been party leader in the United States Senate, having been minority leader from 1953–1955 and majority leader from 1955–1961.
• First president to have served as Senate majority whip, having served in that office from 1951–1953.
• First president to receive the Silver Star.
• First president to have had a secretary of housing and urban development and a secretary of transportation.