Lyndon B. Johnson
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Herbert J. Miller Jr., 'the perfect lawyer'...governor of Maryland once, losing in 1970. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson named Miller chairman of a presidential commission to examine the roots of crime in the District of Columbia. Miller was quite proud of his blistering report,... In this article: Richard M. Nixon, Washington, Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General, Lee Harvey Oswald, Edward Bennett Williams, and Justice Department |
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St. Petersburg Times | 4 days ago
U.S. Senate steered by the power of the hold
...from Washington and wanted to be around for debate. A big shift came in the 1950s under Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson as he pressed for more unanimous consent agreements. "He was trying to figure out how to make the Senate more...
In this article: George LeMieux, U.S. Senate, Jeff Bingaman, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tom Coburn, Cuba, Florida, and Charlie Crist
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Miami Herald | November 07, 2009
Obama to meet Myanmar, other ASEAN leaders
...have not said if Obama will meet privately with Thein Sein. The last U.S. president to meet a Myanmar head of state was Lyndon B. Johnson, who held talks with then Prime Minister Ne Win in September 1966 during a state visit to...
In this article: Asean, Burma, Barack Obama, APEC, Washington, Manila, U.S., Thein Sein, and Aung San Suu Kyi
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Las Vegas Sun | November 15, 2009
Just getting health care bill to floor will be tough for Reid
...is to get anything done in the Senate, a dose of history can help. Long before President Lyndon B. Johnson became champion of civil rights, he was during his early years as majority leader a key Senate architect in obstructing civil rights...
In this article: Harry Reid, J. Lister Hill, Richard Durbin, Paul Douglas, Mitch McConnell, Washington, and Ben Nelson
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Huffington Post | 10 hours ago
Craig Meathead Goldwyn: In 1963, A First State Dinner For The Record Books
...the oaks on the Pedernales. But a few hours before they were to board the choppers from Dallas to Johnson City, on November 22, Kennedy was assassinated two cars in front of Johnson as they drove in a motorcade. Instead of taking his boss...
In this article: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Michelle Obama, John F. Kennedy, Ludwig Erhard, Harry S. Truman, Cattle, and Hubert H. Humphrey
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Johnson was elected senator in November, and went to Washington, D.C. ... across Texas and in Washington, D.C. Johnson would have been 100 years old on August ...
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Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 after his service as the Vice President of the United States from 1961 to 1963.
Johnson, a Democrat, succeeded to the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, completed Kennedy's term and was elected President in his own right, winning by a large margin in the 1964 Presidential election. Johnson was greatly supported by the Democratic Party and, as President, was responsible for designing the "Great Society" legislation that included laws that upheld civil rights, Medicare, Medicaid, aid to education, and his attempt to help the poor in his "War on Poverty." Simultaneously, he greatly escalated direct American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Johnson was renowned for his domineering personality and the "Johnson treatment," his arm twisting of powerful politicians. He was a legendary "hands-on" manager and the very last President to serve out his term without ever hiring a White House Chief of Staff or "gatekeeper" (a position invented by Kennedy's predecessor, Dwight Eisenhower).
Johnson died after suffering his third heart attack, on January 22, 1973. He was 64 years old.
- Birth Date:
- August 27, 1908
- Birthplace:
- Stonewall, Texas, United States
- Death Date:
- January 22, 1973
- Place of Death:
- Stonewall, Texas
- Religion:
- Disciples of Christ
- Nationality:
- American
- Spouse:
- Lady Bird Johnson
- University Attended:
- Southwest Texas State Teachers' College
- Occupation:
- Teacher, Career politician
- Political party:
- Democratic
- Vice President:
- None
- Title:
- 10th United States Senate Majority Whip
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