We complete our series on documents that made Texas history by looking a president who was full of contradictions and still could tell the truth at exactly the right moment. Lyndon B. Johnson’s March 15, 1965 address to Congress, “The American Promise,” delivered in the shadow of Selma and months before the Voting Rights Act of 1965 becomes law. If you’ve never read “The American Promise,” click the link below to read the text and watch the video. If you enjoy deep dives into Texas his...