H. Con. Res. 354 
Agreed to May 20, 2008
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
Concurrent Resolution 
Whereas August 27, 2008, marks the 100th birthday of Lyndon 
Baines Johnson; 
Whereas Lyndon B. Johnson was born in Stonewall, Texas, to 
Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr., a Texas representative, and Rebekah 
Baines, on August 27, 1908; 
Whereas upon graduation, Lyndon B. Johnson enrolled in South-
west Texas State Teachers’ College, where he vigorously partici-
pated in debate, campus politics, and edited the school newspaper; 
Whereas Lyndon B. Johnson had several teaching positions through-
out Texas, including at the Welhausen School in La Salle County, 
at Pearsall High School, and as a public speaking teacher at 
Sam Houston High School in Houston; 
Whereas Lyndon B. Johnson went to work as a congressional assist-
ant at the age of 23; 
Whereas Lyndon B. Johnson served the 10th Congressional District 
in the Texas House of Representatives from April 10, 1937, to 
January 3, 1949; 
Whereas Lyndon B. Johnson became a commissioned officer in 
the Navy Reserves in December 1941; 
Whereas during World War II, Lyndon B. Johnson was rec-
ommended by Undersecretary of the Navy James Forrestal to 
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who assigned Johnson to a 
three-man survey team in the southwest Pacific; 
Whereas Lyndon B. Johnson was conferred the Silver Star, which 
is the military’s third highest medal, by General Douglas Mac-
Arthur; 
Whereas in 1948, Lyndon B. Johnson was elected to the Senate 
at the age of 41; 
Whereas in 1951, Lyndon B. Johnson was elected Senate minority 
leader at the age of 44 and elected Senate majority leader at 
the age of 46, the youngest in our history; 
Whereas Lyndon B. Johnson was elected Vice President at the 
age of 52, becoming president of the Senate; 
Whereas Lyndon B. Johnson’s congressional career and his leader-
ship spanned the stock market crash, the Great Depression, World 
War II, the nuclear age, the Cold War, the space age, and the 
civil rights movement, some of the most turbulent years in Amer-
ican history;
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Whereas Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was appointed as head 
of the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportuni-
ties, through which he worked with African Americans and other 
minorities; 
Whereas an hour and 38 minutes after the assassination of Presi-
dent Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as President 
aboard Air Force One; 
Whereas Lyndon B. Johnson was a bold leader; 
Whereas as President, Lyndon B. Johnson believed that government 
could guarantee human rights, could lift people out of poverty, 
and provide access to quality education and health care through-
out the Nation; 
Whereas Lyndon B. Johnson was an idealist, a force of nature, 
and had the energy and determination and leadership to turn 
those dreams into reality; 
Whereas Lyndon B. Johnson was a ‘‘can-do’’ President because 
no matter how difficult and daunting the task at hand, he never 
rested until it was completed; 
Whereas in 1964, the Johnson Administration passed the landmark 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned de jure segregation in 
the Nation’s schools and public places; 
Whereas the Johnson Administration passed the Voting Rights 
Act of 1965, which outlawed obstructive provisions that were 
rendered impractical and impartial to potential voters; 
Whereas in January of 1965, the Johnson Administration introduced 
the Great Society, which included provisions for aid to education, 
Medicare, urban renewal, beautification, conservation, the 
development of depressed regions, a wide-scale fight against pov-
erty, and the removal of obstacles to the right to vote; 
Whereas in 1967, President Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall 
as the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court; 
Whereas during Johnson’s presidency, the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration made spectacular steps forward in 
space exploration when 3 astronauts successfully orbited the moon 
in December 1968; 
Whereas Lyndon B. Johnson died at 4:33 p.m. on January 22, 
1973, at his ranch in Johnson City, Texas, at the age of 64; 
Whereas Lyndon B. Johnson was posthumously awarded the Presi-
dential Medal of Freedom in 1980; 
Whereas Lyndon B. Johnson is honored, venerated, and revered 
for his drive to establish equality for all Americans, illustrated 
in the momentous legislation passed during his Administration; 
Whereas Congress recognizes the 100th birthday of Lyndon B. 
Johnson, the 36th president; 
Whereas Congress extols the contributions of Lyndon B. Johnson 
to the United States and his commitment to the War on Poverty 
through the Economic Opportunity Act; 
Whereas Congress commends Lyndon B. Johnson for establishing 
the Medicare Act of 1965 that has helped millions of Americans; 
and 
Whereas Congress requests that the President issue a proclamation 
calling upon the American people to observe the Centennial
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Celebration of Lyndon B. Johnson and his ‘‘can-do spirit’’ with 
appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That the Congress— 
(1) reaffirms its support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
and the Voting Rights Act of 1965; 
(2) recognizes the significance of the Voting Rights Act 
of 1965; and 
(3) honors Lyndon B. Johnson for his work as a civil rights 
enforcer. 
Attest: 
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 
Attest: 
Secretary of the Senate.