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Was the 36th president of the U.S.

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Lyndon B. Johnson was born on a farm in the Hill Country near Stonewall , Texas in 1908.

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Where he grew up families in that area were not very wealthy. They lived in poverty. He grew up in an atmosphere  that stressed political and public affairs. Later in 1913, his family moved to Johnson city.

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Johnson married Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor which later became known as Lady Bird Johnson. He had two daughters; Lynda Bird Johnson Robb and Luci Baines Johnson.

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Johnson attended Southwest Texas States Teachers College. He dropped out of college for a year to become a teacher and principal in Cotulla, Texas.

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Lyndon B. Johnson became president after Kennedy's assassination and was reelected in 1964. He was from the democratic party.

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Three main issue's that were the center of Johnson's campaign were:
1) to end poverty in world's wealthiest country
2) to end legally sanctioned racism/segregation
3) to be elected president of own right

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" The stakes are too high for you to stay at home."

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The political climate was tense in the beginning because of Kennedy's assassination. It was later progressive because of the new laws he instituted for the country.

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Johnson was president from November 22, 1963 through January 20, 1969. His vice president was Hubert Humphrey.

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The goal of the democratic party under the leadership of Johnson was the Great Society. The Great Society were domestic programs to improve education, provide medical care for the aged, and eliminate poverty. It was created in 1964-1965 during a 1964 speech by president Lyndon B. Johnson at the University of Michigan.

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1) He voted against every civil rights bill in his first 20 years as a legislator.
2) He appointed the first African American to the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall. He also had the first African American cabinet member when he appointed Robert C. Weaver to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
3) At 6 feet 3 ½ inches he was the second tallest president just after Abraham Lincoln at 6 feet 4 inches.

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LBJ, wife, and daughters

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LBJ"s Great Society Speech

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President Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society" Speech

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50 years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson unveiled his vision for the Great Society.

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In a speech presented at the University of Michigan on May 22, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson outlines his vision of a "Great Society," which includes the ideas that will later become programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and Head Start.

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In a speech presented at the University of Michigan on May 22, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson outlines his vision of a "Great Society," which includes the ideas that will later become programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and Head Start.