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President Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall, former NAACP Legal Defense Fund Lead Counsel and the man who successfully argued for desegregation in Brown v. Board of Education, as the first African-American Supreme Court justice in 1967. Marshall retired in 1991 and was succeeded by Clarence Thomas, the second African-American to serve on the Court.
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Did Lyndon B. Johnson appoint Hubert Humphrey or was Hubert Humphrey elected vice president?
Lyndon B Johnson did not have a vice president when he first took office because when the term started he was the vice president. Johnson picked Humphrey to be his vice president and then the American people voted for Johnson and Humphrey as a team.
Which US President nominated Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court?
President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated former NAACP Legal Defense fund lawyer Thurgood Marshall to the US Supreme Court in 1967.
Who was the president that started Medicare?
It was signed into law on July 30, 1965 by Lyndon B. Johnson.
Medicare is a social program enacted during the terms of which President?
Lyndon Johnson.
VP who became President?
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Did President Reagan appoint the first African-American to the US Supreme Court?
The first African-American to serve on the US Supreme Court was Thurgood Marshall, who was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Which US President appointed Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court?
President Lyndon Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to the US Supreme Court in 1967.
Did Lyndon B. Johnson appoint Hubert Humphrey or was Hubert Humphrey elected vice president?
Lyndon B Johnson did not have a vice president when he first took office because when the term started he was the vice president. Johnson picked Humphrey to be his vice president and then the American people voted for Johnson and Humphrey as a team.
What president appointed the first black to hold a seat on the supreme court?
Lyndon Johnson.
Who did Lyndon B. Johnson appoint to investigate murder of jfk?
Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the head Supreme Court Earl Warren to look into the death of John F. Kennedy. This is why when they presented their findings they called it the Warren Report.
When did Thurgood Marshall become a judge?
President Lyndon Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall to the US Supreme Court in 1967. That was his first judicial position.
Who did Lyndon B. Johnson appoint to fill the Vice President position when he moved to the Presidential position at JFK's assassination?
Hubert Humphrey
Who did Lyndon Johnson appoint as VP when Kennedy died?
No-one. The post became vacant when the then vice president, Lyndon B. Johnson, was sworn in as president the day after the assassination of Kennedy. The post was left vacant until the inauguration of Johnson 14 months later. Then, in January 1965, Hubert Humphrey became vice president.
Under what president was medicare established?
Medicare and Medicaid began in 1965 under President Lyndon 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.
Which US President nominated Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court?
President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated former NAACP Legal Defense fund lawyer Thurgood Marshall to the US Supreme Court in 1967.
What Texan was president of US in the 1960s?
The president was Lyndon Johnson.
