Event Dime

SUDDEN POWER: HOW JOHNSON TOOK CHARGE IN A NATIONAL CRISIS

When:

July 23, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Where:

The Sixth Floor Museum, 411 Elm St., Dallas, Texas

Source:

Downtown Dallas – Events

In the hours following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the United States faced the challenge of ensuring continuity of leadership during a moment of national shock and uncertainty. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson would assume the presidency and guide the nation through a period of profound transition. Join the Museum and Dr. Mary C. Brennan, a nationally recognized historian of postwar American politics, for a discussion of Johnson’s accession to the presidency and the decisions