Lyndon B. Johnson

US President

1908 – 1973

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Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?

Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States, a position he assumed after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States. He is one of only four people who served in all four elected federal offices of the United States: Representative, Senator, Vice President, and President. Johnson, a Democrat from Texas, served as a United States Representative from 1937 to 1949 and as a Senator from 1949 to 1961, including six years as United States Senate Majority Leader, two as Senate Minority Leader and two as Senate Majority Whip. After campaigning unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination in 1960, Johnson was asked by John F. Kennedy to be his running mate for the 1960 presidential election.

Johnson succeeded to the presidency following the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, completed Kennedy's term and was elected President in his own right, winning by a large margin over Barry Goldwater in the 1964 election. Johnson was greatly supported by the Democratic Party and as President, he was responsible for designing the "Great Society" legislation that included laws that upheld civil rights, public broadcasting, Medicare, Medicaid, environmental protection, aid to education, and his "War on Poverty." Johnson was renowned for his domineering personality and the "Johnson treatment," his coercion of powerful politicians in order to advance legislation.

Famous Quotes:

  • There can no longer be anyone too poor to vote.
  • Boys, I may not know much, but I know chicken shit from chicken salad.
  • I believe that the essence of government lies with unceasing concern for the welfare and dignity and decency and innate integrity of life for every individual. I dont like to say this and wish I didnt have to add these words to make it clear but I willregardless of color, creed, ancestry, sex or age.
  • Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.
  • As it was 189 years ago, so today the cause of America is a revolutionary cause. And I am proud this morning to salute you as fellow revolutionaries. Neither you nor I are willing to accept the tyranny of poverty, nor the dictatorship of ignorance, nor the despotism of ill health, nor the oppression of bias and prejudice and bigotry. We want change. We want progress. We want it both abroad and at homeand we aim to get it.
  • Our mission is at once the oldest and the most basic of this country: to right wrong, to do justice, to serve man. Because all Americans just must have the right to vote. And we are going to give them that right. All Americans must have the privileges of citizenship regardless of race. And they are going to have those privileges of citizenship regardless of race.
  • The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents. It is a place where the city of man serves not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community. It is a place where men are more concerned with the quality of their goals than the quantity of their goods.
  • The hungry world cannot be fed until and unless the growth of its resources and the growth of its population come into balance. Each man and woman-and each nation --must make decisions of conscience and policy in the face of this great problem.
  • Every child must be encouraged to get as much education as he has the ability to take. We want this not only for his sakebut for the nations sake. Nothing matters more to the future of our country: not military preparednessfor armed might is worthless if we lack the brain power to build a world of peace; not our productive economyfor we cannot sustain growth without trained manpower; not our democratic system of governmentfor freedom is fragile if citizens are ignorant.
  • Jerry Ford is so dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time.

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Born
Aug 27, 1908
Stonewall
Also known as
  • President Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Lyndon Johnson
  • LBJ
  • Lyndon Baines Johnson
  • Lyndon B Johnson
  • Johnson, Lyndon B.
  • Lindon B. Johnson
  • President Lyndon Johnson
  • Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson
  • L.B.J.
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
  • Protestantism
Ethnicity
  • Scottish American
  • Caucasian race
  • English American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Southwest Texas State Teachers College
    (1926 - 1930)
Lived in
  • Austin
Died
Jan 22, 1973
Stonewall
Resting place
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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