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  1. The 89th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1967, during the second and third years of Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency.

  2. congresscenters.org › exhibits › showThe 89th Congress

    The 89th Congress. The November 1964 election was an historic landslide for Democrats. President Lyndon Johnson won the biggest popular vote – 61 percent – since Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1936, defeating Republican candidate Barry Goldwater.

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  4. Laws. Treaty Documents by Topic. Browse the legislation of the 89th U.S. Congress (1965-1966) by law, bill type, subject, bills vetoed, or committee report.

  5. www.congresscenters.org › great-society-congress › introThe Great Society Congress

    The Great Society Congress. Between January 1965 and December 1966, the 89th United States Congress enacted the most extensive legislative program since the New Deal. The Voting Rights Act, Immigration and Nationality Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and Social Security Act each were transformative pieces of legislation and ...

  6. On the opening day of the first session of the 89 th Congress, Gerald R. “Jerry” Ford, Jr.’s Republican colleagues elected him Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives over the incumbent, Charles Halleck (R-IN).

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