TITLE

Monkeyshines Trivia

PUB. DATE

October 2003

SOURCE

Monkeyshines on America;Oct2003 Texas Issue, p21

SOURCE TYPE

Book

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article presents questions and answers pertaining to history of Texas. The first question has been that which Texan served as both the Republic of Texas' first president and, later, the state of Texas' senator? The second question has been that which US president from Texas helped bring about the important policies of Medicare, Federal aid to schools, the civil Rights Act, and the Voting Rights Act? Answers for these two questions are Sam Houston and Lyndon B. Johnson respectively.

ACCESSION #

12723790

Tags: QUESTIONS & answers;  TEXAS -- History;  HOUSTON, Sam, 1793-1863;  JOHNSON, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973;  PRESIDENTS -- United States

 

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