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He signed a bill, giving blacks in the south the right to vote for the first time. He helped to build up our economy through his "great society" program. He did a lot to promote not only civil rights but rights of all minority groups, and he was extremely intersted in having public education funded by the federal government.
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∙ 14y agoPresident Johnson took office on November 22, 1963, when President Kennedy was assassinated, at the time, Kennedy was 2 years into his Presidency, Johnson (his Vice President) took office, he was reelected in 1964, for 4 years, he couldn't run again for it was against US Constitution to seek a third term.
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∙ 13y agoMost People believe that Lyndon B. Johnson was most remembered for his term as president after John F. Kennedy's assassination. They also belive his greatest accomplishment was his Economic Opportunity Act.
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∙ 12y agoHe was the President after John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
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Who is the 36th president of US?
Lyndon B. Johnson.
Who was the president that started Medicare?
It was signed into law on July 30, 1965 by Lyndon B. Johnson.
Who was the president before Lyndon Johnson was elected?
John F. Kennedy preceded Lyndon Johnson as President of the USA.Lyndon Johnson was elected as John F. Kennedy's Vice President. So technically, Lyndon B. Johnson was president before Lyndon B. Johnson was elected as president.
What Texan was president of US in the 1960s?
The president was Lyndon Johnson.
What resulted from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy?
lyndon B Johnson became the new president novanet
Who was the president when the civil rights act was passed?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What president had the nickname of Lyndon B. Johnson?
President Lyndon B. Johnson was called LBJ.
Who declared a war on poverty?
Lyndon Johnson was the president who declared war on poverty. Poverty won.
Who became President when Kennedy was shot?
Lyndon Johnson.
What does Lyndon B. Johnson stand for as in us president?
Those are the initials of President Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Who was president when Forrest Gump bared his buttocks?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Under what president was medicare established?
Medicare and Medicaid began in 1965 under President Lyndon Johnson.
