Lyndon B. Johnson
Born August 27, 1908, Stonewall, Texas · Died January 22, 1973, Stonewall, Texas · Johnson City Lodge No. 561, Johnson City, TX
36th President of the United States, initiated an Entered Apprentice in his Hill Country home lodge in 1937 as a young congressman.
It is all of us, who must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice. And we shall overcome.
36th President of the United States, initiated an Entered Apprentice in his Hill Country home lodge in 1937 as a young congressman.
Sources
- https://johnsoncitylodge561.org/history/
- https://mason33.org/content/england/sgc617/index_files/Page3269.htm
- http://www.themasonictrowel.com/masonic_talk/stb/stbs/33-07.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_who_were_Freemasons
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lyndon_B._Johnson,_photo_portrait,_color_(3x4_cropped)(2).jpg (Public domain)
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Life & Masonic Timeline
August 27, 1908
Born — Stonewall, Texas
April 10, 1937
Age 28
Entered the U.S. House
October 30, 1937
Age 29
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Johnson City Lodge No. 561, Johnson City, TX
January 3, 1949
Age 40
Entered the U.S. Senate
January 3, 1955
Age 46
Became Senate Majority Leader
January 20, 1961
Age 52
Became Vice President
November 22, 1963
Age 55
Became President after Kennedy’s assassination
July 2, 1964
Age 55
Signed the Civil Rights Act
July 30, 1965
Age 56
Signed Medicare into law
January 22, 1973
Age 64
Died — Stonewall, Texas
Not conferred
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft
Not conferred
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason
Arnold Newman, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source