Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson

Websites : White House biography of Lyndon B. Johnson, LBJ Library

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BIOGRAPHY

Lyndon B. Johnson served as 36th president of the United States (1963–69). A moderate Democrat and vigorous leader in the United States Senate, Johnson was elected vice president in 1960 and acceded to the presidency in 1963 upon the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. During his administration he signed into law the Civil Rights Act (1964), the most comprehensive civil rights legislation since the Reconstruction era, initiated major social service programs, and bore the brunt of national opposition to his vast expansion of American involvement in the Vietnam War. 

photograph: Yoichi R. Okamoto, The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum/National Archives and Records Administration

Primary Contributions (1)
Rayburn, Sam
Sam Rayburn was an American political leader, who served as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for nearly 17 years. He was first elected to the House in 1912 and served there continuously for 48 years 8 months, which at the time of his death was a record tenure. He was elected to Congress…
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Publications (1)
Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes 1963 1964
Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes 1963 1964 (September 1998)
By Michael R. Beschloss
Lyndon Johnson's secretly recorded tapes offer us the only chance we are ever likely to have to eavesdrop on an American President from his first moments in office until the end. This universally acclaimed volume captures LBJ's private passions and bedrock beliefs as he takes command after John Kennedy's assassination; makes his first fateful decisions on civil rights, poverty, and Vietnam; and runs against Barry Goldwater for President. Michael Beschloss's observations and annotations enhance...
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