Lyndon B. Johnson | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/lyndon-b-johnson/RSS feed for Lyndon B. JohnsonenTue, 20 Jan 2026 12:15:00 +0000History Remembered This Black Medal of Honor Recipient for the Two Worst Days of His Life. A New Book Dives Into the Vietnam Vet's Storyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-remembered-this-black-medal-of-honor-recipient-for-the-two-worst-days-of-his-life-a-new-book-dives-into-the-vietnam-vets-story-180987987/Dwight Hal Johnson received the nation's highest military honor in 1968. Three years later, he was killed during an attempted robbery at age 23Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-remembered-this-black-medal-of-honor-recipient-for-the-two-worst-days-of-his-life-a-new-book-dives-into-the-vietnam-vets-story-180987987/Why Ernest Hemingway's Younger Brother Established a Floating Republic in the Caribbeanhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-ernest-hemingways-younger-brother-established-a-floating-republic-in-the-caribbean-180984635/On July 4, 1964, Leicester Hemingway founded New Atlantis, a raft-turned-micronation intended to support marine life in the regionWed, 03 Jul 2024 15:37:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-ernest-hemingways-younger-brother-established-a-floating-republic-in-the-caribbean-180984635/Ex-Secret Service Agent's Account of JFK's Assassination Could Cast Doubt on 'Lone Gunman' Theoryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ex-secret-service-agents-account-of-jfks-assassination-casts-doubt-on-lone-gunman-theory-180982998/Paul Landis' new book refutes the idea that a single bullet injured both the president and Texas Governor John B. Connally Jr.Mon, 02 Oct 2023 18:27:44 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ex-secret-service-agents-account-of-jfks-assassination-casts-doubt-on-lone-gunman-theory-180982998/How an Ohio Cow Pasture Gave Rise to a Monument to Aviation Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-an-ohio-cow-pasture-gave-rise-to-a-monument-to-aviation-history-180982917/The National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, celebrates 100 yearsTue, 19 Sep 2023 13:40:59 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-an-ohio-cow-pasture-gave-rise-to-a-monument-to-aviation-history-180982917/The African Diplomats Who Protested Segregation in the U.S.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-african-diplomats-who-protested-segregation-in-the-us-180981682/Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy publicly apologized after restaurants refused to serve Black representatives of newly independent nationsFri, 24 Feb 2023 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-african-diplomats-who-protested-segregation-in-the-us-180981682/When Lyndon B. Johnson Chose the Middle Ground on Civil Rights—and Disappointed Everyonehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/to-fight-for-civil-rights-lyndon-b-johnson-settled-for-the-middle-ground-180981482/Always a dealmaker, then-senator LBJ negotiated with segregationists to pass a bill that cautiously advanced racial equalityMon, 23 Jan 2023 14:09:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/to-fight-for-civil-rights-lyndon-b-johnson-settled-for-the-middle-ground-180981482/The Ten Best History Books of 2020https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ten-best-history-books-2020-180976423/Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and help explain how the country got to where it is todayTue, 01 Dec 2020 17:00:57 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ten-best-history-books-2020-180976423/A Brief History of Presidential Memoirshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/brief-history-presidential-memoirs-180976267/Barack Obama's new autobiography joins a long—but sometimes dull—traditionThu, 12 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/brief-history-presidential-memoirs-180976267/The Outsized Role of the President in Race Relations https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/outsized-role-president-race-relations-180976022/A new podcast series explores how the presidency has shaped the nation's approach to pursuing racial justiceThu, 08 Oct 2020 17:19:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/outsized-role-president-race-relations-180976022/The Presidential Portrait That Was the 'Ugliest Thing' L.B.J. Ever Sawhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/presidential-portrait-was-ugliest-thing-lbj-ever-saw-180968190/Lyndon Johnson’s cantankerous nature carried over to even the more engaging parts of being Commander in ChiefFri, 16 Feb 2018 15:13:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/presidential-portrait-was-ugliest-thing-lbj-ever-saw-180968190/