It has been 60 years since a president has deployed the National Guard without the cooperation of a governor. The last time ...

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

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

US President Donald Trump has deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles.

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

President Lyndon B. Johnson had a button on the Resolute desk in the Oval Office to expressly order this specific drink, but he drank it for a reason.

The idea was for visitors to feel like they were standing in LBJ’s shoes, not to give folks the impression that he actually made the prints himself. A staffer called the Lyndon ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Explore the chaotic weekend of June 7, 2025, when President Trump's immigration crackdown led to riots in Los Angeles.

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