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When did Lyndon Baines Johnson decide to enter politics and why?
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Johnson entered politics in 1931, with an unsuccessful run against W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, the only person to ever beat Lyndon in an election, and who lost to Lyndon in the infamous 1949 Senate primary, where the term "Landslide Lyndon" originated.
Johnson was first elected a Congressman in April of 1937. Senator in 1949, and Vice President in 1961.
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