Lyndon B. Johnson, who was born on this day in 1908, was elected vice president of the United States in 1960 and became the 36th president in 1963, following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. | Biography

Fifty-seven years ago, on July 2nd, 1964, First Daughter Luci Johnson was treated to a very special birthday gift: the chance to witness her father, President Lyndon B. Johnson, sign the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964. Hear her recount the special memory during the first lecture of our White House History with Susan Page Series, conducted with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. | The White House Historical Association