Lyndon Baines Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on August 27, 1908 in Stonewall Texas. In November of 1931, he was elected into the House of Representatives (LBJ 1). Shortly after that he was asked by Congressman Richard Kleberg to serve as his secretary. He held that position for over three years (Kirkendall 1). While working in that field, he gained a better understanding of how the Congress really worked, and the expected responsibilities. He took all of this to his advantage (White 1).
In 1935, Lyndon Johnson resigned as Kleberg's Secretary because President Roosevelt made a more appeasing offer. He offered Johnson a position as the Texas Director of the National Youth Administration. He was just 20 years old, but had become the youngest State director (Vietnam 2) . Only two years later, he resigned from that position. He then took the initiative to enter himself into the Special election for the 10th Congressional District. This was a result due to the death of......
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