# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
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# Generated: 2026-08-31T14:57:16.403Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born in Stonewall, Texas, in 1908, Johnson worked as a teacher and congressional aide before winning election to the U.S. House in 1937. He took a Senate seat in 1948 after a controversial Democratic primary, then climbed to majority leader by 1954. John F. Kennedy picked him as running mate in 1960, a surprise that put Johnson one heartbeat from power. When Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Johnson assumed the presidency and won reelection the following year in a landslide—the largest popular vote share in Democratic history. His Great Society agenda reshaped the country: the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, the Voting Rights Act, federal student loans, the Immigration and Nationality Act that still shapes policy today. But his foreign policy dragged him under. As Vietnam escalated and cities burned, his approval collapsed and a credibility gap opened that wouldn't close. After a disappointing New Hampshire primary in 1968, he withdrew from the race, retired to his Texas ranch, and died there in 1973.