President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard in 1965, calling on troops to protect civil rights advocates who ...

Before Saturday, the last time a president sent Guard troops in to deal with civil unrest without cooperation from the ...

The last time was in 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent the National Guard to protect Civil Rights marchers from ...

Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th President of the United States when John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963. After finishing Kennedy's term, Johnson ran in his own right and won the ...

In 1965, the federal government made a rare and decisive move. It sent National Guard troops into Alabama — not by invitation ...

To get one, go to the subscriptions page. When President Lyndon B. Johnson stopped in Portland for a campaign visit 60 years ago Saturday, throngs of supporters filled the streets from the airport ...

In March 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson was nearly 40 minutes into a speech on the Vietnam War when he closed with a stunning announcement: He would not seek another term. From the Oval Office ...

For the first time in 60 years, a U.S. president has deployed the National Guard without a governor's approval. That time, ...

For Lyndon Johnson’s 200 million countrymen ... or chants of “Hey, hey, L.B.J., how many kids did you kill today?” He was likened to Caesar, Caligula and Mussolini. Notable Dropout.

President Lyndon B. Johnson invoked that authority in 1965, calling on troops to protect civil rights advocates who were marching from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery. That incident is now in the ...