Editing Sam Johnson (section)

== Early life and education ==
Johnson was born October 11, 1930, in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Mima (Nabors) and Samuel Robert Johnson, Jr.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GsQ6AAAAMAAJ&q=Mima+Nabors+Johnson|title=Neighbours|publisher=Taylor Publishing Company|year=1976|last=Neal|first=John Whitman Monroe|page=86}}</ref> Johnson grew up in [[Dallas]] and graduated from [[Woodrow Wilson High School (Dallas)|Woodrow Wilson High School]] in 1947.<ref name="congbio">U.S. Congress.[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=j000174 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: Sam Johnson]</ref> Johnson graduated from his hometown [[Southern Methodist University]] in 1951, earning a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[business administration]]. While at SMU, Johnson joined the [[Delta Chi]] social fraternity as well as the [[Alpha Kappa Psi]] business fraternity.<ref>{{cite book|title=Rotunda Yearbook|year=1951|publisher=Southern Methodist University|location=Dallas, Texas|page=284}}</ref>

He attained a [[master's degree]] from the [[Elliott School of International Affairs]] of the [[George Washington University]] in 1976.<ref name="AP">{{cite news|title=Sam Johnson, ex-Texas GOP congressman and Vietnam POW, dies|url=https://apnews.com/db7ef568bafb8693cd489e757e323c30|first=Will|last=Weissert|date=May 27, 2020|access-date=May 27, 2020|work=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Business school alumnus re-elected in Texas congressional race|url=https://www.gwhatchet.com/2016/11/08/business-school-alumnus-re-elected-in-texas-congressional-race/|first=Johnny|last=Morreale|date=November 8, 2016|access-date=May 27, 2020|newspaper=The GW Hatchet}}</ref>