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Great Society. Lyndon Johnson’s plan to eliminate poverty and racial injustice in the United States and to improve the lives of all Americans. war on poverty. Lyndon Johnson’s plan to end poverty in the Unites States through the extension of federal benefits, job training programs, and funding for community development.
36th President. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Terms: 1963-1969. Political Party: Democrat. First Lady: Claudia (Lady Bird) Taylor Johnson. Vice President: Hubert H. Humphrey. Overview. Born: August ...
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Feb 6, 2020 · Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908–January 22, 1973) was a fourth-generation Texas rancher who became the 36th president of the United States upon the death of his predecessor John F. Kennedy. He inherited a painfully divided country and is known both for his failures in Vietnam and his successes with civil rights.
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Lyndon B. Johnson at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, after his swearing-in as president of the United States, November 22, 1963. Lyndon B. Johnson taking the presidential oath of office aboard Air Force One, November 22, 1963. In Dallas on November 22, 1963, during a political tour of Johnson’s home state, President Kennedy was assassinated.
Jul 15, 2021 · The hot Florida sun beat down on a crowd gathered at Cape Kennedy on July 16, 1969. As the Apollo 11 mission blasted off and climbed through the blue sky, on its way to land the first astronauts on the moon, a former president stood in the viewing stands. Looking up into the sky, Lyndon Baines Johnson watched intently as a long-awaited and hard ...
