| Lyndon Baines Johnson Day | |
|---|---|
 Lyndon Baines Johnson | |
| Observed by | Texas, United States |
| Type | Local |
| Date | August 27 |
| Next time | August 27, 2026 (2026-08-27) |
| Frequency | annual |
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day is a legalstate holiday inTexas. It falls every year on August 27, to mark thebirthday of U.S. PresidentLyndon Baines Johnson.
After Johnson died in 1973, theTexas State Legislature created a legal state holiday to be observed every year on August 27 to honor the 36thpresident of the United States, one of their state'snative sons.[1]
The holiday is optional for state employees and state offices do not close.[2]
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to asLBJ, was an American educator and politician who served as the36thpresident of the United States from 1963 to 1969, assuming the office after serving as the37thvice president from 1961 to 1963. Johnson was aDemocrat fromTexas, who served as aUnited States representative from 1937 to 1949 and as aUnited States senator from 1949 to 1961. He spent six years asSenate majority leader, two as Senate minority leader, and two asSenate majority whip.
Johnson ran for the Democratic nomination in the1960 presidential election. Although unsuccessful, he was chosen by SenatorJohn F. Kennedy ofMassachusetts to be his running mate. They went on to win the election and Johnson was sworn in as vice president on January 20, 1961. Two years and ten months later, on November 22, 1963, Johnsonsucceeded Kennedy as president following the latter'sassassination. He ran for a full term in the1964 election, winning by a landslide over Republican Arizona SenatorBarry Goldwater. He was the first president from Texas, and is one of four people who have served as president, vice president, and in both houses of Congress. The other three who have served in all four elected offices wereJohn Tyler,Andrew Johnson (no relation to Lyndon), and (Lyndon's successor as president)Richard Nixon.
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