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  1. 1 day ago · Lyndon Baines Johnson (/ ˈ l ɪ n d ə n ˈ b eɪ n z /; August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969.

  2. 6 hours ago · Elected President. Lyndon B. Johnson. Democratic. The 1964 United States presidential election was the 45th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Republican Senator Barry Goldwater in a landslide victory. Johnson was the fourth and most recent vice ...

  3. 5 days ago · 36th President of the United States. November 22, 1963–January 20, 1969. The assassination of John F. Kennedy elevated Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson to the White House during the turbulent 1960s.

  4. 3 days ago · The campaign for the nomination began with incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson expected to win re-nomination for a second consecutive election, despite low approval ratings following the Tet Offensive in January 1968.

  5. 3 days ago · During Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency in the 1960s, a wave of progressive social programs known as the Great Society was implemented in the United States. These programs aimed to address poverty, inequality, and social injustice, and they had a profound impact on American society. The main reason so many of these programs became law during ...

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  7. 3 days ago · Primary Sources: Lyndon B. Johnson. Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union (January 8, 1964) Great Society speech (May 22, 1964) Ho Chi Minh reply to LBJ Letter. more... Inaugural Address of Lyndon Baines Johnson.