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Lyndon B. Johnson
said
Our government is united in its determination to take all necessary measures in support of freedom and in defense of peace in Southeast Asia.
— Report on the Gulf of Tonkin Incident (4 August 1964)
Lyndon B. Johnson
President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 (1908–1973)
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Lived 1908–1973, aged 65United States
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He inherited the presidency in the worst possible way and turned the shock into a legislative blitz—Medicare, the Voting Rights Act, the end of Jim Crow—before Vietnam burned through his credibility and drove him out of office.
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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…
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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The purpose of protecting the life of our Nation and preserving the liberty of our citizens is to pursue the happiness of our people.
— The Great Society (May 22, 1964). Archived from the original on January 10, 2021.
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Poverty must not be a bar to learning, and learning must offer an escape from poverty.
— The Great Society (May 22, 1964). Archived from the original on January 10, 2021.
Lyndon B. Johnson
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This has been a year without precedent in the history of relations between the Executive and the Legislative Branches of our Government.
— Congressional Quarterly 1964: Vol 20 Table of Contents, P.66 An assessment made by Johnson of the record of the 88th congress on August the
Lyndon B. Johnson
said
And I just want to tell you this — we're in favor of a lot of things and we're against mighty few.
— Campaign statement (1964), as quoted in The Making of the President, 1964 (1966) by T. H. White, p. 413.
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