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Lyndon B. Johnson

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August 27, 1908 in Stonewall, Texas, The United States

died

January 22, 1973

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Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was the thirty-sixth President of the United States (1963–1969). Johnson served a long career in the U.S. Congress, and in 1960 was selected by then-Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy to be his running-mate. Johnson became the thirty-seventh Vice President, and in 1963, he succeeded to the presidency following Kennedy's assassination. He was a major leader of the Democratic Party and as President was responsible for designing the Great Society, comprising liberal legislation including civil rights laws, Medicare (health care for the elderly), Medicaid (health care for the poor), aid to education, and a "War on Poverty." Simultaneously, he escalated the...more

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Books by Lyndon B. Johnson

Average rating: 3.54 · 50 ratings · 11 reviews · 23 distinct works

	Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes 1963-64 by Lyndon B. Johnson, Michael R. Beschloss (editor) 3.93 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Reaching for Glory: Lyndon Johnson's Secret White House Tapes 1964-65 by Lyndon B. Johnson, Michael R. Beschloss (editor) 3.49 avg rating — 39 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Vantage Point: Perspectives Of The Presidency 1963 1969 3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings	My rating:
	Quotations from Chairman LBJ 3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1968 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Choices We Face 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1969	My rating:
	A Time For Action by Lyndon B. Johnson, Adlai E. Stevenson II (Introduction By) 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1964	My rating:
	The Vantage Point 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1971	My rating:
	President Lyndon B. Johnson at the Statue of Liberty, 10/03/1965's Book 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	The Vantage Point: Perspectives Of The Presidency, 1963 1969 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	The Confidential File of the Johnson White House, 1963-1969 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating: