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What happened in the world while Lyndon B. Johnson was in office?
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∙ 13y ago
Johnson ramped up US troop presence in Vietnam significantly. At the same time the French bugged out of Vietnam despite their asking for the US help. The NASA Mercury space program continued and ended. A man that Democrats would later put in the Presidential Line of Succession, Ku Klux Klansman Robert Byrd(D), conducted the longest Senate filibuster ever against the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The act passed anyhow. Johnson pushed through the Great Society welfare expansion and launched his war on poverty with no exit strategy in Inez, Kentucky. 45 years and trillion$ of dollars spent later the percentage of people in the US living below the poverty level is roughly the same. Johnson(D) chose not to run for a 2nd term. He was replaced by Richard Nixon(R).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe Vietnam War filled the news while Johnson was president. Besides the actual war news, there were many anti-war and anti-draft protests sometimes with thousands of demonstrators.
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What are some acts that Lyndon Johnson passed while he was in office?
See website: Lyndon B. Johnson
How did Lyndon B. Johnson get his stomach scar?
He had his gall bladder removed while in office.
What did Lyndon Johnson do while in office?
He appointed the first African American cabinet member.
What presidents held office while segregation of blacks was the law of the land?
All of them through Lyndon Johnson.
What was Lyndon B Johnson's major contribution while he was in office?
The War on Poverty and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Who was sworn into office in an airplane?
Lyndon Johnson was sworn in while on his way back to Washington after the death of Kennedy in Dallas.
Where was Lyndon Johnson going when he was sworn into office on an airplane?
Johnson was sworn in while the plane was sitting on the ground in Dallas. When it took off, it headed for Washington, DC.
Who was the first president to become assassinated while in office?
lincoln 16th president. his vice prsident andrew johnson took over, just as lyndon johnson took over from kennedy
What president was sworn into office in a airplane?
Lyndon Johnson took the Presidential Oath of Office aboard the presidential airplane waiting to carry the body of John F. Kennedy back to Washington, DC from Dallas, Texas. He was sworn before the plane took off by a local JP who happened to be female. This also makes him the first president to be sworn in by a woman.
Who was the first president to take the oath of office with his wife holding the Bible?
Lyndon Baines Johnson was the first US President to take the oath of office while his wife, Lady Bird Johnson, held the bible. This took place in 1965.
Who is the only us president in history to be sworn into office on air force one and why?
On November 22, 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President aboard Air Force One, following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The aircraft was parked on the ramp at Love Field in Dallas, Texas at the time.
Did Lyndon B. Johnson take the oath of office aboard Air Force One?
Yes, that is what happened. He was sworn in while Air Force One was parked at Love Field, 2 hours and 8 minutes after Kennedy died on Nov. 22, 1963
