Pressured by his parents to attend college, he enrolled at a 'subcollege' of Southwest Texas State Teachers College (SWTSTC) in the summer of 1924, where students from unaccredited high schools could take the 12th-grade courses needed for admission to college. He left the school just weeks after his arrival and decided to move to southern California. He worked at his cousin's legal practice and in various odd jobs before returning to Texas, where he worked as a day laborer.In 1926, Johnson managed to enroll at SWTSTC (now Texas State University). Johnson was elected speaker of the 'Little Congress,' a group of Congressional aides, where he cultivated Congressmen, newspapermen, and lobbyists. Johnson's friends soon included aides to President Roosevelt as well as fellow Texans such as Vice President John Nance Garner and Congressman Sam Rayburn.Johnson married Claudia Alta Taylor, also known as 'Lady Bird', of Karnack, Texas on November 17, 1934, after he attended Georgetown University Law Center for several months.