The Secret Service had a presence in the Johnson family for forty-six years beginning on January 20, 1961 when Lyndon Johnson was inaugurated as vice president. Over that lifetime of service, agents witnessed many events, both in Washington and Texas.

One critical event, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, launched Lyndon Johnson's presidency. During the next five years the Secret Service protected President Johnson round-the-clock from protestors, riots, fires, and assassination.

This protection continued after Johnson left the White House in 1969 and returned to the LBJ Ranch.

Following Lyndon Johnson's death from a heart attack on January 22, 1973, agents stayed on to provide protection for former first lady Lady Bird Johnson. This protection lasted until she passed away on July 11, 2007, making her, at the time, the longest protected first lady of the twentieth century.

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