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    • Aug 27, 1908
    Future president Lyndon Baines Johnson is born in Stonewall, Texas. His years in office--which include a White House performance by Buck Owens--are referenced in The Bellamy Brothers hit "Rebels Without A Clue"
    Jun 28, 1941
    Texas governor Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel defeats Lyndon Baines Johnson in a special election for the U.S. Senate, winning by a narrow 1,311 votes. O'Daniel founded the pioneering western swing band The Light Crust Doughboys
    Oct 14, 1960
    Democratic vice presidential candidate Lyndon B. Johnson concludes a five-day train campaign of the South in New Orleans. While riding the LBJ Special, he heard the Ernest Tubb hit "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" played more than 100 times at stops
    Apr 30, 1964
    Dottie West is the marshal of the firefighters' parade at the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia. Also appearing at the festival: Ray Price, The Carter Family, Mac Wiseman and president Lyndon B. Johnson
    Jun 6, 1964
    When president Lyndon B. Johnson addresses a garment workers union in Los Angeles, he's greeted with a female chorus performing the Ernest Tubb hit and LBJ signature song "The Yellow Rose Of Texas"
    Nov 3, 1964
    One year after John Kennedy's death vaulted him to the nation's highest office, Lyndon B. Johnson is re-elected president. His years in the position are referred to two dozen years later in The Bellamy Brothers' country hit "Rebels Without A Clue"
    Jul 30, 1965
    President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965, which establishes Medicare. The program will be referenced in George Jones' 1992 single "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair"
    Feb 14, 1967
    Eddy Arnold attends a White House dinner in Washington, D.C., at the request of the president's daughter, Lynda Bird Johnson. Arnold barely makes it in time after getting stuck in an elevator
    Sep 9, 1968
    Buck Owens performs for president Lyndon Johnson at the White House. His set list includes "Act Naturally," "Together Again," "Gentle On My Mind," "Orange Blossom Special" and "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail"
    Jan 22, 1973
    Former president Lyndon Johnson dies at the LBJ Ranch in Texas. Among the artists he invited to the White House during his term were Eddy Arnold and Buck Owens
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