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1 day ago · e. 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. Johnson, a Democrat from Texas, ran for and won a full four-year term in the 1964 ...
5 days ago · LBJ the Teacher. 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. The complete transcript of the interview, which was conducted by Robert E ...
2 days ago · Date accessed: 15 May, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson – the subjects of this book on presidential leadership by Doris Kearns Goodwin – are amongst the most studied and written about American presidents. Goodwin has explored each man’s leadership qualities in previous major works.
2 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.”
2 days ago · President Lyndon B. Johnson (seated, far right) speaks to assembled crowd; his first schoolteacher, Kate Deadrich Loney, is seated on his right at the Junction School, Johnson City, Texas. Cotulla, Texas, schoolchildren and their parents joined the president.
6 days ago · President Johnson delivered a speech titled “The American Promise” to a joint session of Congress on March 15, 1965. In the speech, Johnson outlined his plans for supporting voting rights, stating, “There is no moral issue. It is wrong—deadly wrong—to deny any of your fellow Americans the right to vote in this country. There is no ...
4 days ago · Lyndon Johnson's Secret White House Tapes, 1964-1965. edited and with commentary. Taking Charge by Michael R. Beschloss. Call Number: E846 .B46 1997. ISBN: 0684804077. The Johnson White House tapes, 1963-1964. edited and with commentary. The Johnson Presidency by Kenneth W. Thompson. Call Number: E847 .J63 1986.
