Lyndon

[ lin-duhn ]

noun

1. a male given name.

Example Sentences

President Lyndon Johnson remarked, “If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”

From Salon

The Johnson Amendment — named after sponsor Lyndon B. Johnson, who was a Democratic senator from Texas at the time — states that all nonprofit organizations are “absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for elective public office,” according to the Internal Revenue Service.

From Los Angeles Times

Lyndon Johnson had set the previous standard for stunning race shakeups by dropping out in late March 1968; Biden dropped out more than three months after that.

From Slate

President Lyndon Johnson had announced, in the spring, that he would not run for reelection.

From Slate

The last time rural Inyo County backed a Democrat for president was in 1964, when voters chose Lyndon B. Johnson.

From Los Angeles Times