Lyndon B Johnson

Lyndon B Johnson
Lyndon B Johnson [Lyndon B Johnson]
(Lyndon Baines Johnson 1908–73) the 36th US ↑President (1963–69) and a member of the ↑Democratic Party, often referred to informally as LBJ. He was a teacher who was elected to the US ↑Senate in 1948 and became the Senate Majority Leader in 1954. He was elected US Vice-President in 1960 and became President when John F ↑Kennedy was murdered. Johnson was elected again in 1964. As President, he introduced many social changes with his ↑Great Society programme, which gave special help to ↑African Americans and poor people. He decided not to stand again for election after increased protests about the ↑Vietnam War.

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