One Mexican American woman often forgotten in history is Graciela Olivarez. Olivarez fought for the civil rights of minorities and economic justice for the poor. As an activist, lawyer, and public servant, she was one of the premier defenders of the Mexican American people of the Southwest in the 1960s and 1970s. Born March 9, ...
In 1963, Mr. Lyndon B. Johnson, the vice president at the time, became the 36th president of the United States after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He inherited his predecessor’s commitment to assist South Vietnam against the communist North Vietnam in the Vietnamese War which began in 1959 and lasted until 1975. In fact, ...
Although the Vietnam War began during John F. Kennedy’s presidency, the majority of the war was fought during the administrations of Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon. Although both men came from very different backgrounds, the Vietnam War would bring similar results to both President Johnson and President Nixon, though most would agree that ...
With Barack Obama in the White House, the government’s main website has undergone some changes. It’s appearance is more formal and stately, and the Whitehouse.gov/kids page as been replaced with a more general page about The White House. The coloring pages which were formerly located on the main Whitehouse.gov website have been moved to the ...
