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• Andrew Johnson (noun)
  1. 1808-1875 17th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote
• Johnson City (noun)
  1. a town in northeastern Tennessee
• Johnson grass (noun)
  1. tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land
• Johnson, Amy
  1. (1903-41) a British pilot who flew alone in several famous flights in which she broke new records, for example from England to Australia in 1930, and from England to South Africa in 1932. She died when her plane disappeared over the English Channel during World War II.
• Johnson, Andrew
  1. (1808-1875) the seventeenth president of the US, from 1865 to 1869
• Johnson, Jack
  1. (1878-1946), a US BOXER who became the first black American to win the world HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP . Johnson was a very skilful BOXER who beat the world champion Tommy Burns in 1908.
• Johnson, Lyndon B.
  1. (1908-73) a US politician in the Democratic Party who was the President of the US from 1963 to 1969. He first became president when President KENNEDY was killed in 1963, and was elected again in 1964. He then started his plan for a 'Great Society' by introducing laws that helped poor people, improved medical care and education, and gave CIVIL RIGHTS to all US citizens whatever their race. When the US became more involved in the Vietnam War, however, he became unpopular.
• Johnson, Samuel
  1. (1709-84), known as Dr Johnson, a British CRITIC and dictionary writer, famous for his Dictionary of the English Language (1755). He was well-known in London society in the 18th century, and considered to be an excellent CONVERSATIONALIST (= his conversation was intelligent, amusing, and interesting) .
• Johnson, Virginia Eshelman
• Lyndon Baines Johnson (noun)
  1. 1908-1973 36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated
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