Lyndon B. Johnson signed a piece of federal legislation into law in 1978.
Lyndon Baines Johnson -LRB- -LSB- lndn_benz_dnsn -RSB- August 27 , 1908January 22 , 1973 -RRB- , often referred to as LBJ , was an American politician who served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 , assuming the office after serving as the 37th Vice President of the United States under President John F. Kennedy from 1961 to 1963 .	John F. Kennedy	John F. Kennedy	37th Vice President of the United States	List of Vice Presidents of the United States	36th President of the United States	List of Presidents of the United States
