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President Johnson was elected to a full term in one of the largest landslide election victories in American history, winning 61% of the popular vote, receiving 43,129,040 votes to Goldwater's 27,175,754 votes. President Johnson won an even larger Electoral College victory, winning 486 electoral votes to 52 for Goldwater.
2 days ago · Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th U.S. president, who championed civil rights and the ‘Great Society’ but unsuccessfully oversaw the Vietnam War. A moderate Democrat and vigorous leader in the Senate, he was elected vice president in 1960 and acceded to the presidency in 1963 upon the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Oct 29, 2009 · Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th president of the United States and was sworn into office following the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Upon taking office, Johnson,...
Lyndon Baines Johnson ( / ˈlɪndən ˈbeɪnz /; August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969.
In 1964, Johnson won the Presidency with 61 percent of the vote and had the widest popular margin in American history–more than 15,000,000 votes.
Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Political Figures. U.S. Presidents. Lyndon B. Johnson was elected vice president of the United States in 1960 and became the 36th president in 1963, following the assassination...
In 1964, Johnson won the presidency over Arizona senator Barry Goldwater by more than 15 million votes. In 1965, with a heavily Democratic Congress, Johnson enacted legislation augmenting federal aid to education and the creation of Medicare. He advocated for urban renewal and conservation efforts.
