Lyndon

[lin-duhn]

noun

1. a male given name.

Example Sentences

Indeed, the overarching theme of presidential addresses to the U.N., expressed many times in many different ways — most clearly in memorable speeches by Eisenhower, Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, the senior Bush and Barack Obama — has been an appeal to a global sense of shared responsibility and collective destiny.

From Salon

What is largely forgotten is that Lyndon B. Johnson, then a member of Congress, introduced the measure to silence two conservative charities in his Texas district that supported his political opponent.

From Salon

The last time it happened was in 1965, when Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the Alabama National Guard to protect civil rights marchers marching from Selma to Montgomery.

From Los Angeles Times

By 1964, with U.S. “military advisers” on the ground supporting the South Vietnamese government against the communist insurgents of the North, President Lyndon Johnson and his advisers decided — foolishly, in retrospect — to commit U.S. troops.

From Salon

The sarabande from Handel’s D-Minor Keyboard Suite is well known as the theme from “Barry Lyndon,” about to thrill Stanley Kubrick fans all over again with the new 50th anniversary 4K restoration screening Saturday night at the Egyptian.

From Los Angeles Times