2.6K views · 69 reactions | Lyndon B. Johnson, who was born on this day in 1908, was elected vice president of the United States in 1960 and became the 36th president in 1963, following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. | Biography | Facebook

In 1942, Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson flew on a B-26 mission over New Guinea and received a Silver Star for “bravery under fire.” But crew accounts later revealed the bomber turned back before combat—raising questions about whether politics, not heroics, earned him the medal. #WWII #LyndonBJohnson #SilverStar #USPolitics #PacificWar #WW2History | The Reliable Narrator