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Literally, it means that a blank check has been given that contains a signature of one party. When a check like this is given to the other party, it states that any amount can be filled in to later be cashed out. It is often used in figurative terms, in which you are saying: ''I am willing to help you, no matter what''.
Johnson had the power to "take all necessary measures" to prevent "aggression".
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe blank check Lyndon Johnson received was the Tonkin Gulf Resolution which allowed him to send as many forces as he wanted to Vietnam.
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∙ 12y agoIt meant that he can spend as much money on war, and programs as he wanted.
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Who took over when John F. Kennedy got shot?
Lyndon Johnson.
Which president daughter got engaged on Christmas Eve 1965?
President Lyndon B. Johnson's daughter, Luci Baines Johnson, got engaged on Christmas Eve in 1965.
When lyndon b Johnson's get merried?
in 1934,They got married.
Who is the president got medicare and medicaid created?
Lyndon B. Johnson
How was Lyndon Johnson a tragic president?
Johnson hoped to be remembered for his social programs, but he got bogged down in the Viet Nam War.
Who said a man's got to do what he's got to do?
Lyndon B. Johnson when he was asked why the US had to bomb Vietnam on Christmas eve
What president got in to office do to death of a president?
Lyndon B. Johnson became president due to the death of President John F. Kennedy. After Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Johnson, who was serving as vice president, assumed the presidency.
Who took the office after jfk got killed?
Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson became president when Kennedy died.
What President had to be sworn in after the other President's death?
John F Kennedy got shot and Lyndon B Johnson was sworn in.
How did Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter help or hurt blacks and why did they take the actions that they did?
They organized a plan to take out JFK which worked. They really had nothing to do with the blacks. But the reason they took out jfk because they sought him as a threat to them and lyndon was vp. so if jk got killed lyndon Johnson could run as president.
What happened to Lyndon B. Johnson when he got older?
Following a short retirement Lyndon Johnson died at his ranch on January 22. He is buried in the family cemetery at the LBJ Ranch near his birthplace. During his retirement he wrote his memoirs, The Vantage Point, taught students, and participated in the beginning of a series of national symposia on the critical issues of modern America held at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library.
Which president got the gulf of Tonkin resolution passed?
The gulf of tonkin resolution was passed by President Johnson, in 1964, in responce to the attacks launched by the north vietnamese, against the American ships in the gulf of tonkin.
