Lyndon B. Johnson (Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum), one of the most colorful and consequential men to occupy the office of President of the United States, was born on this day in 1908. In just five years and five months as President, Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and launched an array of initiatives, pledging to build a “Great Society.” Learn more about the 36th President in this clip from THE CONGRESS. | UNUM Ken Burns

Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson

Lyndon Johnson Presidency

Lyndon Johnson was a civil rights hero. But also a racist.

This month UNUM on the Road was in Texas at Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, with President and CEO of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Jane Kamensky talking about the high ideals and heavy sacrifices behind American independence. Stay tuned for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION this November. #unumontheroad #americanrevolutionpbs | UNUM Ken Burns