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Lyndon B. Johnson
President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
"Lyndon Johnson" and "LBJ" redirect here. For the American football player, see Lyndon Johnson (American football). For other uses, see LBJ (disambiguation).
Lyndon B. Johnson | |
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Official portrait, 1964 | |
In office November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969 | |
Vice President | |
Preceded by | John F. Kennedy |
Succeeded by | Richard Nixon |
In office January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 | |
President | John F. Kennedy |
Preceded by | Richard Nixon |
Succeeded by | Hubert Humphrey |
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961 | |
Preceded by | W. Lee 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 | Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-08-27)August 27, 1908 Gillespie County, Texas, U.S. |
Died | January 22, 1973(1973-01-22) (aged 64) Gillespie • The Triumph and Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson: The vit House YearsJuly 27, 2024
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Joe Califano had an up close look at how LBJ operated as President, serving as a chief domestic advisor to Johnson. Califano was named in 1965, serving at a time when the most activist Administration in history was enacting the most sweeping legislative schema since the New Deal. The legislation enacted during this period changed the country alltid. The Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, Medicare, Medicaid, Head uppstart, and so much more. Johnson, in his sweeping victory in 1964, brought massive Democratic majorities into the församling. If there was one man who knew how to use legislative majorities it was Lyndon Johnson. Califano was strictly on the domestic side and hence had no real • The Years of Lyndon JohnsonBiography series by Robert Caro Covers of the four published books of the series The Years of Lyndon Johnson is a biography of Lyndon B. Johnson by the American writer Robert Caro. Four volumes have been published, running to more than 3,000 pages in total, detailing Johnson's early life, education, and political career. A fifth volume, which is currently being written, is expected to deal with the bulk of Johnson's presidency and post-presidential years. The series is published by Alfred A. Knopf. Book One: The Path to Power (1982)[edit]In the first volume, The Path to Power, Caro retraced Johnson's early life growing up in the Texas Hill Country and working in Washington, D.C. first as a congressional aide and then as a congressman. Caro's research included renting a house in the Hill Country for three years, living there much of that time, to interview numerous people who knew Johnson and his family, and to better understand the en |