Born: August 27, 1908, in Stonewall, Texas... Lyndon Johnson was the first president to appoint an African American to the Supreme Court. On June 13, 1967, Johnson named Thurgood Marshall ...
President Lyndon B. Johnson ... look on her face, very determined. You know how a woman can be. And she said, 'Mr. President, I can't swim!' " The near-calamity didn't dampen Johnson's love ...