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Oct 29, 2009 · Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th president of the United States; he was sworn into office following the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. As president, Johnson launched an ...
May 12, 2018 · Discover how LBJ used both his expert knowledge of politics and his imposing personality to get things done in the White House. #BiographySubscribe for more ...
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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. He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, under whom he had served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963. A Democrat from Texas, Johnson ...
As vice president of the United States, Lyndon Johnson immediately became president. He was the fourth vice president to be thrust into the nation’s top office by the assassination of his predecessor.
May 22, 2024 · 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.
Jul 1, 2014 · The Presidency of Lyndon B Johnson spanned the period in United States history that encompasses the events of the Cold War Era and the age of the Space Race and the Cold War Arms Race. President Lyndon B Johnson represented the Democratic political party which influenced the domestic and foreign policies of his presidency.
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