The Making of a President

While waiting for election recount results, George W. Bush is imitating Lyndon B. Johnson while allowing his staff to run the show.

"...11 ranch dispatch describes an event reminiscent of Lyndon Johnson's visits to his Hill Country ranch:..."

Nov. 24, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

But Is It Art?

Austin Kleon gets creative with poetry in his new collection, Newspaper Blackout

"...is totally like Tom Phillips" or "This is like Ronald Johnson – you should check this out," and I..."

April 9, 2010 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

War Made Easy

New echoes of Vietnam: 'Withdrawal would cripple U.S. credibility'

"...credibility around the world. But from the outset, Lyndon Johnson invoked credibility as an argument for staying the course...."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Norman Solomon

Double Jeopardy

The state of Texas jailed Cuban exile Carlos Lavernia for 16 years for a crime he did not commit. Now the INS might send him back to Cuba.

"...victims with a knife. Only three months earlier, a Johnson City artist, Sally Tullos, was found stabbed to death..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...kangaroo court that they're proposing to hold in Boris Johnson's UK to have Julian Assange extradited to the U.S...."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

World-Class Trombonist Andre Hayward's Spiritual Journey

"Big Butter" brings his warm sound to Austin

"...the school's famed band director and Kashmere founder Conrad Johnson...."

April 2, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

City Promises to Obey Law ... Eventually

JJ Seabrook neighborhood fights back against 'ongoing construction site'

"...Public Works architect Kit Johnson acknowledged that he couldn't guarantee that the use would..."

July 19, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Dame Maggie Smith won an Oscar for her work here as a flinty, flamboyant Scottish schoolmarm who inspires a dangerous hero worship in her young students.

"...D: Ronald Neame; with Maggie Smith, Gordon Jackson, Robert Stephens, Pamela..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Review by Kimberley Jones

The Candidate From Brown & Root

As Halliburton CEO, Dick Cheney and his employer made millions on government projects.

"...big projects that provided the funds to elect Lyndon Johnson to the U.S. Senate in 1948 and the White..."

Aug. 25, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Steel Magnolia

"...Lady Bird Johnson hasalways recalled that her black nurse Alice Tittle gave..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The Hightower Report

Media swallows 'Cowboy President' spin; and Big Brother keeping an eye on bookworms

"...kind of cowboy president is this? At least Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan could saddle a pony and ride..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...welcomed to the White House by none other than Ronald Reagan (that beacon of freedom held up by the..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Like a Hurricane

Jim Jarmusch + Neil Young + Crazy Horse

"...Jarmusch's primary collaborator on this project, Larry A. Johnson, also participated in this interview. Johnson, an associate of..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. Cast: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, Chloë Grace Moretz and Nicolas..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival Winners

Past winners

"...G: 1) Jason Hill; 2) Ronald Walters; 3) Marvin Perez..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Food Feature

Letters @ 3AM

The cancellation of The Reagans by CBS was an act of cowardice in the face of noise from the afar-right banshees.

"...Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, Truman, Ike, the Kennedys, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and even George W. Bush have been..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Independent Yet Empathic

Jazz Legend Ornette Coleman

"...his ranks (Charles Moffat, Dewey Redman, James Blood Ulmer, Ronald Shannon Jackson, son Denardo), and continued to push the..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Music Feature by Jeff Mccord

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Honeytrap (UK) Director/Screenwriter: Rebecca Johnson Honeytrap is a tragic teen romance, set in London..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Mayor's Race Contribution & Expenditure Reports

"...$2,000; energy executive Ben Campbell, $1,000; car dealer Curt Johnson, $1,000; Kenny Dryden of Title Insurance, $1,000; auto repair..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature

Pray For Politicians

Religious Beliefs Play a Political Role, Like It or Not

"...Lyndon Johnson was an inveterate churchgoer. Raised a Baptist, he became..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Aztex Shorthanded in Puerto Rico; Playoff Date Set

Injuries take toll on Aztex travel squad

"...for the weekend match are top goal scorer Eddie Johnson (yellow card accumulation), midfielders Lawrence Olum (groin), Joey Worthen..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

The Flickering Search for an AE Chief

How many stakeholders does it take to screw in a light bulb?

"...the actual finalists, three California guys – utility execs Ronald Davis, Larry Weis, and David Wright...."

July 2, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

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Our readers talk back.

"...Alan Moe Monsarrat Johnson City..."

June 25, 2004 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...Scott Johnson..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

In Memory of Bob Eckhardt: 1913-2001

A fighter for justice is remembered by family and friends.

"...Study Group Six who opposed fellow Texan Lyndon B. Johnson's steady escalation of the Vietnam War, and the only..."

Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

A right, a left, another right: our letters column takes it on the chin.

"...We're a nonprofit, with tourney proceeds benefiting the Ronald McDonald House (last year we raised almost $4,000, and..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...21]. Since September 11, I have been remembering Lyndon Johnson after the assassination and, for the first time, appreciating..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...archival battle. The other battle involves the release of Ronald Reagan's presidential archives...."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...21]. Since September 11, I have been remembering Lyndon Johnson after the assassination and, for the first time, appreciating..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

Capitol Chronicle

Political commentary on the career of Henry B. Gonzalez

"...the Gulf of Tonkin resolution that had granted Lyndon Johnson such unlimited power to wage war in Vietnam, and..."

Dec. 8, 2000 News Column by Michael King

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