Lyndon B. Johnson proposed to his future wife ... the two were married. LBJ did not have wedding bands, so a friend of his purchased the bands for $2.50 each from a local Sears.

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 ...