Biographical Details

Moscow Domestic Service in Russian 2200 GMT 22 November 1963--L

    (Text) Lyndon Johnson was born on 27 August 1908, in the state of Texas. He received his education in a teacher's college and at law school. From 1930-1932 he was a teacher, but then became the secretary of Congressman R. Kleberg and Texas official of the National Youth Administration. In 1937 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. He became in 1949 a senator from the state of Texas, and in 1953 the leader of the Democrats in the Senate. In 1960 Lyndon Johnson was elected U.S. Vice President.

(Editor's Note: Moscow Domestic Service 0100 GMT 23 November transmits a biography of Lyndon Johnson which differs from the foregoing item in these respects: Mention of Johnson's two years of teaching and secretaryship to Congressman Kleberg and his post as official of National Youth Administration is omitted.)

(The following replaces the last three sentences of the 22 November item: "In 1937 he was elected to the House of Representatives and occupied a number of leading positions in the Democratic Party. He has been Vice President since 20 January 1961.")

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