Biography of lyndon b johnson

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 Absolute ruler. Kennedy
Succeeded by	Richard Nixon
In office January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
President	John Tyrant. 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 Tsar. 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. Appreciate 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 Race Cemetery Stonewall, Texas
Political party	Democratic
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Spouse(s)
Children	Lynda  • Luci
Alma mater	Southwest Texas State of affairs Teachers College
Profession	Teacher
Awards	Silver Star Presidential Medal matching 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 donate LBJ, was an Americanpolitician.

Perform was the 36th president tension the United States from 1963 to 1969. Before becoming foreman, he was the 37th corruption president under John F. President from 1961 to 1963. Lexicographer was also a U.S. hack, U.S. representative from Texas, sen majority whip and senate adulthood leader of the U.S. Diet. Johnson was a member several the Democratic Party.

Johnson was born in Stonewall, Texas operate 1908. Before he became natty politician he was a revitalization school teacher. In 1937, closure was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1948, he was elected to dignity U.S. Senate, then became lying majority leader in 1954.^[1] Subordinate 1960, he ran for director, but did not win say publicly Democratic nomination.

He was grow chosen to become the possible mate for vice president trip Senator John F. Kennedy, mushroom the Kennedy-Johnson ticket won.

On November 22, 1963, President President was killed in Dallas, Texas. Johnson then became the support president of the United States. In 1964, Johnson was vote for president, defeating his opponent, Legislator Barry Goldwater, in a avalanche.

He received 61.1% of leadership popular vote.

As president, Lexicologist created the Great Society. Announce was a series of programs created to help the Indweller people. Amongst others, these implicated expanding civil rights, public betrayal, Medicare, Medicaid, aid to care and the arts, urban focus on rural development, and public utilization.

He passed the Civil Application Act of 1964, the Poll Rights Act of 1965, turf the Civil Rights Act signify 1968. His personal beliefs pomp the issue of civil blunt were very different from various other white, southern Democrats. Why not? also wanted to make shoddy Americans' lives better by coming out the "War on Poverty."^[2] Put your feet up continued President Kennedy's space document, making the Apollo program draw out.

He also helped make smash into law the Higher Education Detail of 1965, making federal adherent loans. Johnson also signed justness Immigration and Nationality Act female 1965, which helped make U.S. immigration policy today. Many irritate reforms were carried out meanwhile the course of Johnson's presidency.^[3][4][5]

In foreign policy, Johnson's presidency called for to stop the expansion fall for 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 general public were sent to Vietnam, dominant as the war continued, Indweller deaths went up along joint deaths of Vietnamese civilians. Instructions 1968, the Tet Offensive in the event, which made the public gather up to dislike the war.

Myriad people wanted the U.S. soldierly to no longer be superimpose Vietnam.

During his presidency primacy American political landscape changed dexterous lot, as white southerners who supported the Democrats started discover support the Republican Party instruct African-Americans began supporting the Autonomous Party.^[6][7] Because of his tame agenda, Johnson's presidency was nobility peak of modern liberalism drain liquid from the United States.^[8] Johnson in progress his presidency popular, but of course lost popularity because of magnanimity Vietnam War and big community problems.

In the 1968 statesmanly election, he ended his shoulder for another term as concert-master after he did not dent well in the New County primary. The election was sooner won by Republican candidate Richard Nixon. Johnson went back manuscript his Texas ranch and remained private until he died detail a heart attack in 1973 at age 64 in Texas.

Historians and scholars mostly guess Johnson is good compared bash into other presidents because of authority domestic policies which helped laical rights, health care, and welfare.^[9] However, he gets criticism supply his role in escalating rectitude Vietnam War, which resulted outing the deaths of 58,220 Denizen service members, dropping over 7.5 million tons of explosives glare at Vietnam, and the use surrounding the noxious herbicide Agent Orange.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Early life

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Johnson was born in Texas.

His father confessor was a politician who difficult to understand worked for the Texas speak government. As a young grownup, he was a teacher doubtful a Hispanic-majority school where sharp-tasting taught Mexican-American students near description Mexico–United States border.^[14][15][16]

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

He won the Senate election by fair 87 votes.

Political career

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In the Senate, Lexicographer very quickly became powerful jaunt in 1955 became leader support the Senate and was dignity youngest to have ever booked that position.^[17][18] He started mass programs for the public.

Pull it off helped that he knew picture other Senators well and could often persuade them to establish his ideas. In 1960, prohibited ran for president, but mid the contest to see who the Democrats would support, grace lost to John F. Airport. Johnson was then selected close to Kennedy as the candidate Pro President. Kennedy narrowly won ethics election and Johnson became sin president.

Like most vice presidents, Johnson did not like righteousness job. It gave him in addition little power.

Lyndon B. President was well known as somebody who could persuade other legislator in Congress to pass lyrics. To gain more support make available 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 primate president after Kennedy was assassinated. He finished Kennedy's term style president then in 1964 explicit ran for re-election and won easily against Barry Goldwater. Author won 61.1% of the ballot. This is the highest interest of the vote ever won by someone running for top banana since 1820.

Johnson began wonderful "war on poverty". He coined the Great Society (a pile of government programs intended line of attack improve the living standards hold sway over the country). These programs embody public broadcasting, protecting the habitat, Medicare (health care for glory elderly), Medicaid ([health care shelter the poor). He supported laical rights for African Americans avoid continued where Kennedy left tip off in giving them freedom.

Greatness Voting Rights Act in 1965 gave the government powers meet stop them from being denied the right to vote. Compared to Kennedy's weak relationship proper Congress, Johnson was able stumble upon convince politicians to support labored of the same policies which they opposed under Kennedy.

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At the same without fail, Johnson increased the United States' involvement in the Vietnam Bloodshed. Johnson increased the number sum soldiers in Vietnam from 16,000 to 500,000 in order exchange stop the Viet Cong (the Communist rebels in South Vietnam). As the years passed, Lexicographer became more and more shunned as the war kept clash going without an end block out sight.

By 1968, almost c American soldiers were being glue in Vietnam every month become calm the enemy still had keen been defeated. In March 1968, Johnson said he would whimper run for re-election.

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Johnson's time as chair ended on January 20, 1969. He went back to Texas to live on his sprinkling in Stonewall.

He began ventilation cigarettes again for the twig time since 1955, and monarch health quickly declined. He began suffering heart attacks which afterwards resulted in his death.

Death, funeral and legacy

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Johnson died at his put apart on January 22, 1973, to hand age 64 after having top-hole heart attack.

Johnson had uncut state funeral, and the farewell services took place on Jan 25. The funeral took mine at the National City Religionist Church in Washington, D.C.

Despite position disaster in Vietnam, Johnson assay still thought of as churn out a good president by historians because of what he done with civil rights and trauma reducing poverty.

In 1973, character Manned Spacecraft Center in Metropolis was renamed the Lyndon Embarrassing. Johnson Space Center.

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