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    Lyndon B. Johnson

    President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

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  1. 2 days ago · Lyndon B. Johnson's tenure as the 36th president of the United States began on November 22, 1963, upon the assassination of president John F. Kennedy, and ended on January 20, 1969. He had been vice president for 1,036 days when he succeeded to the presidency.

  2. 2 days ago · Background. The run-up to the 1968 election was transformed in 1967 when Minnesota’s Democratic senator, Eugene J. McCarthy, challenged Democratic Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson on his Vietnam War policies. Johnson had succeeded to the presidency in 1963, following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and had been overwhelmingly reelected in 1964.

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  3. 4 days ago · The National Park in Austin's Backyard celebrates the life and legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States. From his ancestors' first cabin on the Texas frontier to the famed "Texas White House," still Lady Bird Johnson's home, it's all still here in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, less than one hour from Austin.

    • 100 Ladybird Lane P.O. Box 329, Johnson City, 78636, TX
    • (830) 868-7128
  4. 3 days ago · Humanities Texas. July/August 2008. In the following excerpts from a 1965 interview, President Lyndon B. Johnson reminisces about his experiences as a classroom teacher. While doing so, he also emphasizes the importance of universal education and the rewards of the teaching profession.

  5. 4 days ago · Description. On January 12, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent Congress a forceful education message proposing “that we declare a national goal of Full Educational Opportunity.”. Further, he asserted, “Every child must be encouraged to get as much education as he has the ability to take.”.

  6. 1 day ago · After witnessing TV coverage of "Bloody Sunday", President Lyndon Baines Johnson met with Governor George Wallace in Washington to discuss the civil rights situation in his state. He tried to persuade Wallace to stop the state harassment of the protesters. Two nights later, on March 15, 1965, Johnson presented a bill to a joint session of Congress.

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