Lyndon B. Johnson, or LBJ as he was popularly known, was born on August 27, 1908. He became President of the United States of America, the 36th, from 1963 to 1969. He became President after serving as Vice President of the country from 1961 to 1963. He was born in Stonewall, Texas to Rebekah Baines and Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. He was the first born of 5 children, 3 girls and 2 boys. His father was a member of the Texas House of Representatives and a businessman while his mother was the daughter