Children's author Anne Bustard on her favorite picture book biographies and a few collected biographies, too, birthday by birthday.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
August 27 Birthday: Lyndon Baines Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson, U.S. President
Aug. 27, 1908-Jan. 22, 1973
Lives of Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1998)
Although the Vietnam War dominated the 36th president's two terms of office, Johnson's legacy also includes important Civil Rights legislation.
Fantastic resources about LBJ and his presidency are available at the LBJ Library and Museum Kids Homepage.