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Kennedy was a Northern Liberal, and Johnson was a Southern Conservative.
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Who influenced Lyndon B. Johnson to be vice president?
John Kennedy and his camp offered the position to Johnson. He was a powerful senator and he wanted to be President. Kennedy needed him to carry Texas and offered him a position on his ticket. There may have been other influences on Johnson as well.
Did Kennedy ask Johnson to be his running mate in July of 1960?
Yes. Kennedy asked Johnson to be his running mate, even though he and all of the Kennedy family disliked Johnson, finding him crude, overbearing, and disgusting. However, Johnson was the Senate Majority Leader, in addition to having close ties with all Southern Governors, and most senators and congressmen from Southern States. These people would endorse Kennedy/Johnson and urge their constituents to vote for Kennedy if Johnson was on the ticket too, but not if he had a running mate from the Northeast. Johnson could deliver the Southern Vote, which Kennedy needed, and Kennedy was unlikely to get it otherwise. Politics Make Strange Bedfellows!
Did john f kennedy like his vice president?
Not particularly. Johnson was needed to get the Texas vote . Also, He was ambitious and a potential enemy of Kennedy if he stayed in the Senate. Political wisdom led to putting him on the ticket with Kennedy.
Who became president after Kennedy assassination?
Lyndon Johnson succeeded Kennedy.
What kind of balance were the democrats trying to bring by teaming Kennedy and Johnson?
A balance between norht-eastern liberal Democrats (and Catholics) and southern, mainstream (by today's standards: moderate) and Protestant Democrats.
How did Lyndon Johnson become president?
Lyndon Johnson was Vice President to President John F. Kennedy. Johnson became president following Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
What is the balance of the ticket?
what is the purpose of balancing of the ticket
Who funded the space program Kennedy or Johnson?
Kennedy
Did Kennedy or Johnson start the pollution standards for waterways?
johnson
How did Lyndon Johnson become?
Lyndon Johnson was Vice President to President John F. Kennedy. Johnson became president following Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Why was Lyndon Johnson important to John F. Kennedy and victory in 1960?
Lyndon Johnson secured the Southern vote for Kennedy.
How did Lyndon B. Johnson became president?
Londyn B johnson became the 36th pesedent of the U.S upon the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
