1908 -- Born on the Johnson family ranch in Stonewall
1913 -- Moved to nearby Johnson City1924 -- Graduated from Johnson City High School
1927 -- Enrolled at Southwest Texas State Teachers College
1934 -- Married Claudia Alta Taylor Nov. 17
1937 -- Elected to Congress
1941 -- Launched an unsuccessful campaign for U.S. Senate seat
1948 -- Elected senator at age 40
1951 -- Became Senate majority whip
1955 -- Became Senate majority leader
1960 -- Accepted the vice-presidential nomination
1963 -- Sworn in as president Nov. 22 aboard Air Force One at age 55
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1964 -- Elected to his own four-year term in a landslide
1965 -- Escalated the Vietnam War
1968 -- Announced he would not seek re-election
1973 -- Died Jan. 22 at age 64 at LBJ Ranch