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Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson, sometimes referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States. He was the first President to be from Texas.
636 Questions
Was John Kennedy assassinated during Lyndon Johnson's presidency?
John F. Kennedy was assassinated during his only term as President. He served as the 35th President of the United States from January 20, 1961 until his assassination in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.
What did Lyndon B. Johnson The speech implies that America's prosperity?
must be retained There was a sense of national decline.
Did President Lyndon Johnson really pull out his penis during an interview?
Yes, he reportedly showed his penis on more than one occasion.
What was lyndon b Johnson's parents occupation?
Johnson's father, Samuel, was a congressman, farmer, cattle speculator and real estate speculator.
His mother was a Wife & Mother. Married women mostly didn't have other occupations at the time.
When did Lyndon Johnson retire?
Lyndon Johnson retired in early 1969, after Richard Nixon took office in January having beaten Johnson in the Presidential election the previous November. He only lived 4 more years after retiring, passing away in 1973.
How many pieces of legislation were proposed by Lyndon B. Johnson?
LBJ proposed nearly 200 pieces of legislation
Major legislation signed by LBJ
* 1964: Civil Rights Act of 1964
* 1964: Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964
* 1964: Wilderness Act
* 1964: Nurse Training Act
* 1964: Food Stamp Act of 1964
* 1964: Economic Opportunity Act
* 1965: Higher Education Act of 1965
* 1965: Social Security Act of 1965
* 1965: Voting Rights Act
* 1965: Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965
* 1967: Age Discrimination in Employment Act[55]
* 1967: Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
* 1968: Bilingual Education Act
* 1968: Fair housing
* 1968: Gun Control Act of 1968
Did Lyndon Johnson have the popular vote?
Lyndon Johnson won the 1964 presidential election defeating Barry Goldwater. In the 1964 presidential election the popular vote totals were Johnson 43,129,566 and Goldwater 27,178,188.
The largest percentage of popular votes in a presidential election were won by Lyndon Johnson 61.05% in 1964, Franklin Roosevelt 60.80% in 1936, Richard Nixon 60.67% in 1972, and Warren Harding 60.32% in 1920.
What did president Lyndon Johnson ask of chief justice earl warren?
Earl Warren lead the commission that investigated the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Which act authorized President Johnson to send US combat troops into South Vietnam?
the gulf of Tonkin Resolution
When did lyndon baines johnson help poor people?
In 1964, his Great Society program introduced legislation which created Medicare and Medicaid.
What was Lyndon B Johnson's list of accomplishments while in office?
Lyndon B. Johnson had several significant accomplishments during his presidency, including signing the Civil Rights Act, and appointing the first African-American justice on the Supreme Court. He was the 36th U.S. President.
Who swore in Lyndon B. Johnson as president?
He was sworn in by Federal Judge Sarah T. Hughes, a family friend, making him the first President sworn in by a woman.
It was done aboard Air Force One, parked at Love Field in Dallas, 2 hours and 8 minutes after Kennedy's death.
It also made him the only President to have been sworn in on Texas soil.
Did Lyndon Johnson cheat on his wife?
We will never know, besides they have both died, so it is not important anymore.
What is a 1963 Lyndon B. Johnson coin worth?
There is a Lyndon B. Johnson Inaugural GOLD Coin for 1965 confirming him as the 36th U.S. President. It is not a medal it is a COIN, as for the net worth of the coin I am uncertain. Hope my answer helped
What was Lyndon B Johnson's prior political career?
Johnson was first a teacher, then he became a congressman's secretary before he was elected to the House in 1937. When Pearl Harbor happened he joined the Navy and was decorated. In 1948 he was elected to the Senate and become VP under Kennedy in 1960. He was a professional politician and majority leader in the senate. In 1963 with Kennedy's death he was sworn in a president before he left Dallas He passed the Civil Rights Act in 1965, escalated the Viet Nam war, and in 1968 decided to run for reelection He dies in 1973.
What did Lyndon Johnson do after he was president?
He returned to his 1,570 acre ranch just outside of Stonewall Texas, about 50 miles West of Austin, where he wrote his memoirs and died of yet ANOTHER major heart attack in 1973.
The ranch included the cabin where he was born and raised, and 674 acres of it were donated at his death to be the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Park.
What political experience did Lyndon B. Johnson have?
Lincoln was a volunteer of the Illinois state militia for about 50 days, beginning April 21, 1832 when he was 23. He served during the Black Hawk War, but did not fight in a battle. During this war, Abraham Lincoln served for three enlistments. At first he served as the elected company captain in the 4th Regiment of Mounted Volunteers (of Gen. Samuel Whitside's Brigade). After his first enlistment was up, he became a private in Captain Elijah Ises' Company of the Twenty-Day Interim Regiment. In his third enlistment he was a private in Captain Jacob M. Early's "Spy Company."
LIncoln joked that he only blood he gave to the service of his country was to mosquitoes.
(The story goes that while enlisted Lincoln had his horse stolen and he and his friend George Harrison walked and canoed several hundreds of miles back to New Salem. This is still being debated. )
Lincoln was a member of the Illinois state militia for three months in 1832, he led a militia contingent in the Black Hawk War, but did not fight in a battle.
What was the political party in control of congress during lyndon b Johnson's term?
When Lyndon Johnson was elected to the presidency in his own right in 1964, he enjoyed the largest Democratic majority in many years in both houses of congress. This is not so much a reflection on how good Lyndon Johnson was, as it was a reflection on how a basically liberal society at that time saw Barry Goldwater. Goldwater was a conservative. But he was not a foaming-at-the-mouth wacko. However at that time in American history, that is how the majority of Americans saw him. It was a different time.
How many people visit the Lyndon Baines Johnson memorial?
The Jefferson Memorial is a monument in Washington, DC. The Jefferson Memorial plays host to more than 800,000 visitors per year.
Did Lyndon B. Johnson have any awards?
He was a highly acclaimed and popular actor making what would be in today's equivalent of $500,000 per year. There were no existing awards in those years.
