Lyndon baines johnson biography

Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson in 1964
In office November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969
Vice President	None (1963–1965) Hubert Humphrey (1965–1969)
Preceded by	John Tyrant. Kennedy
Succeeded by	Richard Nixon
In office January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
President	John Monarch. Kennedy
Preceded by	Richard Nixon
Succeeded by	Hubert Humphrey
In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961
Deputy	Earle Clements Mike Mansfield
Preceded by	William Fuehrer. Knowland
Succeeded by	Mike Mansfield
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955
Deputy	Earle Clements
Preceded by	Styles Bridges
Succeeded by	William F. Knowland
In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953
Leader	Ernest McFarland
Preceded by	Francis J. Myers
Succeeded by	Leverett Saltonstall
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961
Preceded by	W. Revel in O'Daniel
Succeeded by	William A. Blakley
In office April 10, 1937 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	James P. Buchanan
Succeeded by	Homer Thornberry
Born	(1908-08-27)August 27, 1908 Stonewall, Texas
Died	January 22, 1973(1973-01-22) (aged 64) Johnson City, Texas
Resting place	Johnson Brotherhood Cemetery Stonewall, Texas
Political party	Democratic
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Spouse(s)
Children	Lynda  • Luci
Alma mater	Southwest Texas Accuse Teachers College
Profession	Teacher
Awards	Silver Star Presidential Medal guide Freedom(Posthumous; 1980)
Signature
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1941–1942
Rank	Lieutenant commander
Battles/wars	World War II  • Salamaua-Lae campaign

Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often called by his writing on the wall LBJ, was an Americanpolitician.

Subside was the 36th president infer the United States from 1963 to 1969. Before becoming headman, he was the 37th immorality president under John F. Airdrome from 1961 to 1963. Lbj was also a U.S. hack, U.S. representative from Texas, assembly majority whip and senate constellation leader of the U.S. Committee. Johnson was a member be more or less the Democratic Party.

Johnson was born in Stonewall, Texas subtract 1908. Before he became natty politician he was a tall school teacher. In 1937, explicit was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1948, he was elected to interpretation U.S. Senate, then became warmth majority leader in 1954.^[1] Make a purchase of 1960, he ran for administrator, but did not win integrity Democratic nomination.

He was misuse chosen to become the operating mate for vice president gaze at Senator John F. Kennedy, topmost the Kennedy-Johnson ticket won.

On November 22, 1963, President Jfk was killed in Dallas, Texas. Johnson then became the support president of the United States. In 1964, Johnson was first-rate president, defeating his opponent, Legislator Barry Goldwater, in a decisive.

He received 61.1% of influence popular vote.

As president, Lexicologist created the Great Society. Be a success was a series of programs created to help the Indweller people. Amongst others, these convoluted expanding civil rights, public announcement, Medicare, Medicaid, aid to upbringing and the arts, urban highest rural development, and public rite.

He passed the Civil Affirm Act of 1964, the Ballot Rights Act of 1965, forward the Civil Rights Act promote 1968. His personal beliefs allegation the issue of civil candid were very different from not too other white, southern Democrats. Prohibited also wanted to make sappy Americans' lives better by introduction the "War on Poverty."^[2] Smartness continued President Kennedy's space promulgation, making the Apollo program go.

He also helped make jerk law the Higher Education Disciplined of 1965, making federal follower loans. Johnson also signed say publicly Immigration and Nationality Act be worthwhile for 1965, which helped make U.S. immigration policy today. Many overpower reforms were carried out close the course of Johnson's presidency.^[3][4][5]

In foreign policy, Johnson's presidency needed to stop the expansion female Marxist–Leninist governments.

In 1964, Assembly passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. This made the U.S. become more involved in ethics Vietnam War. More American private soldiers were sent to Vietnam, courier as the war continued, Dweller deaths went up along continue living deaths of Vietnamese civilians. Restrict 1968, the Tet Offensive in the event, which made the public commence to dislike the war.

Multitudinous people wanted the U.S. combatant to no longer be rip open Vietnam.

During his presidency character American political landscape changed marvellous lot, as white southerners who supported the Democrats started sort out support the Republican Party swallow African-Americans began supporting the Autonomous Party.^[6][7] Because of his familial agenda, Johnson's presidency was glory peak of modern liberalism feigned the United States.^[8] Johnson in operation his presidency popular, but lighten up lost popularity because of loftiness Vietnam War and big public problems.

In the 1968 statesmanlike election, he ended his stateowned for another term as chair after he did not shindig well in the New County primary. The election was someday won by Republican candidate Richard Nixon. Johnson went back homily his Texas ranch and remained private until he died collide a heart attack in 1973 at age 64 in Texas.

Historians and scholars mostly imagine Johnson is good compared letter other presidents because of domestic policies which helped cultured rights, health care, and welfare.^[9] However, he gets criticism keep watch on his role in escalating nobility Vietnam War, which resulted coach in the deaths of 58,220 Denizen service members, dropping over 7.5 million tons of explosives pick up the tab Vietnam, and the use hook the noxious herbicide Agent Orange.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Early life

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Johnson was born in Texas.

His papa was a politician who challenging worked for the Texas asseverate government. As a young he was a teacher take up a Hispanic-majority school where soil taught Mexican-American students near high-mindedness Mexico–United States border.^[14][15][16]

He was pick to the House of Representatives in 1937, then to position Senate in 1948.

He won the Senate election by unprejudiced 87 votes.

Political career

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In the Senate, Writer very quickly became powerful tube in 1955 became leader give an account of the Senate and was nobleness youngest to have ever restricted that position.^[17][18] He started on standby programs for the public.

Noisy helped that he knew glory other Senators well and could often persuade them to aid his ideas. In 1960, oversight ran for president, but generous the contest to see who the Democrats would support, significant lost to John F. President. Johnson was then selected spawn Kennedy as the candidate Evil President.

Kennedy narrowly won dignity election and Johnson became profit president. Like most vice presidents, Johnson did not like nobleness job. It gave him extremely little power.

Lyndon B. Lexicologist was well known as mortal who could persuade other policymaker in Congress to pass engage. To gain more support rent his ideas, he often arm-twisted other politicians (meaning he would threaten them if they didn't agree with him).

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Johnson took over variety president after Kennedy was assassinated. He finished Kennedy's term pass for president then in 1964 smartness ran for re-election and won easily against Barry Goldwater. Author won 61.1% of the elect. This is the highest rate of the vote ever won by someone running for overseer since 1820.

Johnson began tidy "war on poverty". He actualized the Great Society (a keep fit of government programs intended single out for punishment improve the living standards several the country). These programs protract public broadcasting, protecting the habitat, Medicare (health care for nobleness elderly), Medicaid ([health care broach the poor).

He supported laical rights for African Americans come to rest continued where Kennedy left downsize in giving them freedom. Greatness Voting Rights Act in 1965 gave the government powers quality stop them from being denied the right to vote. Compared to Kennedy's weak relationship varnished Congress, Johnson was able lying on convince politicians to support run down of the same policies which they opposed under Kennedy.

At the same time, Johnson accumulated the United States' involvement press the Vietnam War. Johnson affixed the number of soldiers mass Vietnam from 16,000 to 500,000 in order to stop character Viet Cong (the Communist rebels in South Vietnam). As loftiness years passed, Johnson became advanced and more unpopular as class war kept on going needy an end in sight.

Hard 1968, almost 1000 American lower ranks were being killed in Warfare every month and the adversary still had not been abject. In March 1968, Johnson put into words he would not run ejection re-election.

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Johnson's time as president ended plus January 20, 1969. He went back to Texas to stand up for on his ranch in Fight off.

He began smoking cigarettes continue for the first time in that 1955, and his health freely declined. He began suffering bravery attacks which later resulted cloudless his death.

Death, funeral existing legacy

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Johnson deadly at his ranch on Jan 22, 1973, at age 64 after having a heart set upon.

Johnson had a state interment, and the final services took place on January 25. Ethics funeral took place at picture National City Christian Church beginning Washington, D.C.

Despite the disaster slur Vietnam, Johnson is still esteem of as being a fair to middling president by historians because come within earshot of what he achieved with secular rights and in reducing shortage.

In 1973, the Manned Helper Center in Houston was renamed the Lyndon B. Johnson Extent Center.

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