1960's Government and Politics | "President Lyndon B. Johnson's Address to the Nation Announcing Steps to Limit the War in Vietnam and Reporting His Decision Not to Seek Reelection"

Speech

By: Lyndon B. Johnson

Date: March 31, 1968

Source: Johnson. Lyndon B. "President Lyndon B. Johnson's Address to the Nation Announcing Steps to Limit the War in Vietnam and Reporting His Decision Not to Seek Reelection." March 31, 1968. In Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968–69. Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1970.

About the Author: Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) was born near Stonewall, Texas. In 1930, he earned a degree from South West Texas State Teachers College. After teaching English in Houston, he worked as a congressional staffer in Washington, D.C. In 1937, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1955, his Senate colleagues elected him majority leader, the most powerful member of the Senate. In 1960, he was elected vice president of the United States, and later served...