27 Aug 1908 |
Lyndon Baines Johnson born, Stonewall, TX. |
17 Nov 1934 |
Married Lady Bird Taylor (Claudia Alta Taylor) in San Antonio TX. Cost of wedding ring: $2.50 |
Nov 1936 |
Elected to U.S. House, Texas 10th District. |
30 Oct 1937 |
Entered Apprentice Degree in Johnson City Lodge No. 561, TX. |
c. 1940 |
Extramarital affair with Alice Glass, mistress and later the wife of Charles Edward Marsh. Lasts until 1960's. |
1948 |
Extramarital affair with Madeleine Brown, which lasts until 1969. |
Nov 1948 |
Elected to U.S. Senate, in a crooked election in which the margin is a mere 87 votes. Much later, Johnson exhibited to reporters privately a photograph of his aides alongside a stolen ballot box. |
27 Dec 1950 |
Madeleine Brown gives birth to Johnson's illegitimate child, Steven Mark Brown. According to Madeleine, Lyndon made an arragement though attorney Jerome T. Ragsdale to support the child, $200/wk during pregnancy and $500/wk while growing up. This arrangement lasted 25 years. |
22 Nov 1963 |
John F. Kennedy assassinated. Sworn into office as President aboard Air Force One. |
29 Nov 1963 |
By executive order, President Lyndon B. Johnson creates the Warren Commission to investigate the Kennedy Assassination. |
24 Feb 1964 |
Discloses the existence of the SR-71 Blackbird spy aircraft. |
24 Sep 1964 |
The Warren Commission delivers its final report to President Lyndon B. Johnson. |
7 Oct 1964 |
Walter W. Jenkins, chief White House aide and longtime friend of President Lyndon B. Johnson, is arrested for disorderly conduct two blocks from the White House. Jenkins was discovered in a YMCA pay toilet with another man. Ultimately, Jenkins is forced to resign, so as not to jeopardize Johnson's re-election campaign. Jenkins stated that during his arrest, his mind had been "befuddled by fatigue, alcohol, physical illness, and lack of food." |
21 Oct 1964 |
"We are not about to send American boys nine or ten thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves." |
31 Mar 1968 |
LBJ announces he will not seek another term. |
22 Jan 1973 |
Lyndon Baines Johnson dies of a heart attack while in flight aboard an aircraft, near Johnson City, TX. Buried at LBJ ranch. |
Jun 1987 |
Steven Mark Brown files lawsuit against Lady Bird Johnson, claiming his portion of LBJ's estate. |
1987 |
Steven Mark Brown disappears, after a period of harassment. |
28 Sep 1990 |
Johnson's illegitimate son Steven Mark Brown dies of cancer. |