Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Formerly the 37th Vice President of the United States from 1961 to 1963, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A Democrat from Texas, Johnson also served as a United States Representative and as the Majority Leader in the United States Senate. Johnson is one of only four people who have served in all four federal elected positions.
L. B. Day L. B. Day L. B. Day (February 22, 1932 – October 24, 1986) was an American labor union leader and elected official in the state of Oregon. Day served as an International Brotherhood of Teamsters official, state representative, state senator, and appointed official in both the Oregon state executive office and the U.S. Department of the Interior. A longtime supporter of the Oregon State Fair, the L. B. Day Comcast Amphitheatre on the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem is named in his honor. Day was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Neva and Luther B. Day (1889 – 1938), who was