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Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States from 1961 to 1963. He served in all four federal elected offices of the United States: Representative, Senator, Vice President, and President. Johnson served as a United States Representative from Texas, from 1937–1949 and as United States Senator from 1949–1961, 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, a Democrat, succeeded to the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, completed Kennedy's term and was elected President in his own right, winning by a large margin in the 1964 Presidential election. Johnson was greatly supported by the Democratic Party and, as President, 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." He was renowned for his domineering personality and the "Johnson treatment," his arm twisting of powerful politicians in order to advance legislation. Simultaneously, he greatly escalated direct American involvement in the Vietnam War. As the war dragged on, Johnson's popularity as President steadily declined. After the 1966 Congressional elections, his re-election bid in the 1968 United States presidential election collapsed as a result of turmoil within the Democratic Party related to opposition to the Vietnam War. He withdrew from the race amid growing opposition to his policy on the Vietnam War and a worse-than-expected showing in the New Hampshire primary. Despite the failures of his foreign policy, Johnson is ranked favorably among some historians due to his domestic policies. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Obama applys a new form of campaigning, turns out his Change is = to Lying and Buying his way into the office. Q. I have to admit, It seems to be a rather effective way to get into office. Kennedy did it and so Did Lyndon Baines Johnson.. Lets alter History this time. And stop this Individual before he gets a run at it. What you think America can we afford this guy to tax us into oblivion. Asked by High Mountain Rider, We find em. - Sun Aug 10 14:37:11 2008 - - 22 Answers - 0 Comments A. casear li forgets Lady Bird had every ballot box stuffed in her district. She bought Lyndons seat, and continued to buy him into the federal senate. When Kennedy selected him for VP. It was because he needed to win Texas. Us dumb republicans. Obama is buying the office. Soros and company, and the PACS and Special Interest groups own this clown. To no avail though. He will crash and burn. Answered by Chief Scout - Sun Aug 10 14:59:47 2008 Is this president list correct? Q. 1:George Washington 2:John Adams 3:Thomas Jefferson 4:James Madison 5:James Monroe 6:John Quincy Adams 7:Andrew Jackson 8:Martin Van Buren 9:William Henry Harrison 10:John Tyler 11:James Knox Polk 12:Zachary Taylor 13:Millard Fillmore 14:Franklin Pierce 15:James Buchanan 16:Abraham Lincoln 17:Andrew Johnson 18:Ulysses Simpson Grant 19:Rutherford Birchard Hayes 20:James Abram Garfield 21:Chester Alan Arthur 22:Grover Cleveland 23:Benjamin Harrison 24:Grover Cleveland 25:William McKinley 26:Theodore Roosevelt 27:William Howard Taft 28:Woodrow Wilson 29:Warren Gamaliel Harding 30:Calvin Coolidge 31:Herbert Clark Hoover 32:Franklin Delano Roosevelt 33:Harry S. Truman 34:Dwight David Eisenhower 35:John Fitzgerald Kennedy 36:Lyndon Baines… [cont.] Asked by Dr. Faust - Sun Nov 2 10:53:25 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments The White Double-Standard?...Why do white people over exploit negative press when it doesn't concern them?
Q. Some examples of negative press that people looked at and simply moved on... Bill Clinton falls asleep during a honoring of MLK, on MLK day, while MLK jr. conducts the sermon. Hillary Clinton- Dr. King s dream began to be realized when President Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act, It took a president to get it done. Francine Torge said this while introducing Mrs. Clinton: Some people compare one of the other candidates to John F. Kennedy. But he was assassinated. And Lyndon Baines Johnson was the one who actually passed the civil rights legislation. Bill Clinton today in Columbia, SC: "Jesse Jackson won South Carolina in '84 and '88. Jackson ran a good campaign. And Obama ran a good campaign here." Geraldine Ferraro- If Obama was a… [cont.] Asked by YesZir - Tue Mar 18 12:31:15 2008 - - 15 Answers - 1 Comments A. Negative press is about all we get fed any more. You have to rake through it very carefully to find the truth. Having said that, Blanket statements of any kind are inappropriate and not a little insulting to thinking, responsible people of any color or persuasion. And sometimes what certain people call "intellect" is only empty, high sounding words used to veil a lack of understanding. Answered by TatersPop - Tue Mar 18 13:29:30 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Lyndon Baines Johnson"  nilesstar.com Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:02:27 GMT+00:00 Niles Daily Star President Lyndon Baines Johnson had his Vietnam epiphany when he lost Walter Cronkite. Obama's comes courtesy of the June 24 Rolling Stone music magazine ...  favstocks.com Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:38:25 GMT+00:00 FavStocks (blog) And he closed by quoting President Lyndon Baines Johnson in the end of his letter to Prime Minister Kenyatta on December 10, 1963 the day of Kenya's ...  corriere.it Sun, 30 May 2010 14:18:59 GMT+00:00 Corriere della Sera ... James Madison (101 milioni di dollari di patrimonio), mentre al settimo posto si piazza il contestatissimo Lyndon Baines Johnson . ... I presidenti piu ricchi d'America: Kennedy primo in classifica NanoPress (Blog) From Google News Search: "Lyndon Baines Johnson"  nasa.gov 640px x 514px | 43.20kB [source page] S73 32228 Lyndon Baines Johnson 36th President of the United States  home.officesnapshots.com 326px x 490px | 31.50kB [source page] source  vietnam-war.commemoration.gov.au 600px x 480px | 46.30kB [source page] From Yahoo Image Search: "Lyndon Baines Johnson"  health.newsplurk.com Typed ROBIN Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:33:00 GM President . LBJ's. youngest daughter hospitalized. dallas luci Baines Johnson, the youngest daughter of former President . Lyndon B. . . Johnson. , is being treated at the Mayo Clinic for what doctors suspect is a. ... From Google Blog Search: "Lyndon Baines Johnson" |
