https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb en-us 2019-01-24 23:50:50 UTC 2026-03-25 00:29:17 UTC hello@padlet.com 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324204143 *36th president
*Served from 1963 to 1969
*Democrat]]> 2019-01-25 01:38:56 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324204143 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324204446 Born 8.27.1908
Died 1.22.1973]]> 2019-01-25 01:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324204446 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324204567 -Johnson was from Texas
-He had four siblings and directly encountered the effects of poverty
-He attended Texas State University, previously known as Southwest Texas State Teachers College, and graduated in 1930 with a degree in Education
-He married Claudia Alta Taylor and had two children
-Johnson was a teacher at Welhausen School in Cotulla, Texas in 1928
-Johnson was appointed director of the National Youth Administration by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
-He served in the Navy during World War II]]> 2019-01-25 01:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324204567 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324205429 2019-01-25 01:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324205429 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324206040 2019-01-25 01:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324206040 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324206321 2019-01-25 01:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324206321 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324207102 -In 1937, Johnson was elected congressman for the 10th Congressional District]]> 2019-01-25 01:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324207102 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324207220 -Johnson served six terms in the House of Representatives
-He was elected to the Senate in 1948
-He helped John F. Kennedy win the presidential campaign against Richard Nixon
-Johnson served as vice president during the time that John F. Kennedy was president]]> 2019-01-25 02:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324207220 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324208292 -On the day that Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson was sworn in 
-One of the first actions Johnson took as president was investigating the death of JFK]]> 2019-01-25 02:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324208292 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324208817 2019-01-25 02:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324208817 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324209069 -Johnson won the presidential election of 1964 with the widest popular margin in American history
-He defeated Republican Barry Goldwater]]> 2019-01-25 02:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324209069 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324209402 -Johnson's Great Society program focused on domestic matters such as social welfare
-Johnson aimed to create reform by dealing with issues such as racism, poverty, and public health
-In general, the Great Society put more attention on refining America, protecting the environment, and creating equality]]> 2019-01-25 02:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324209402 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324210065 -When Lyndon B. Johnson became president, the Cold War had been going on for many years. 
-Similar to his predecessors, Johnson continued to act under the policy of containment, sending a great amount of troops to Vietnam]]> 2019-01-25 02:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324210065 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324211139 -Johnson aimed to resolve many of the issues over race in the country, working with civil rights groups and leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis
-His goals included preventing discrimination in terms of housing and education, seen with the Fair Housing Act of 1968
-Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court, making him the first African-American to be a Supreme Court Justice
-However, Johnson also had to manage the growing riots by the black community in the mid-1960s]]> 2019-01-25 02:31:44 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324211139 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324220161 -In 1968 Johnson announced that he would not be running for president again
-He was succeeded by Richard Nixon]]> 2019-01-25 03:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324220161 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324220444 -Johnson spent his days of retirement helping with the establishment of the Lyndon B. Johnson library located in Texas 
-He wrote memoirs and taught students
-He attended the launching of Apollo 11, accomplishing his dream of taking the U.S. into space and the moon]]> 2019-01-25 03:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324220444 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324221300 -Johnson died of a heart attack at age 64
-He was buried at the Johnson family cemetery
-He died a week before the Vietnam War ended]]> 2019-01-25 03:49:07 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324221300 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324222590 -Johnson's presidency is defined greatly by the controversy over his involvement in the Vietnam War. Many look down on his decision to implement more troops in Vietnam, which led many American lives to be sacrificed.
-Johnson is also remembered for his installment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This act prevented discrimination based on race, sex, and religion. It was a massive step forward in the Civil Rights movement because it created more equality
-In 1965, Medicare was established by Johnson. It acts as a health insurance program for the elderly and disabled. It has provided many benefits for those that apply, still being used today. 
-Johnson's presidency also introduced the 25th Amendment, which calls for the Vice President to take the position as President if anything should happen that prevents the President from being in office. The sudden transfer of power that came from John F. Kennedy's assassination made this law necessary.]]> 2019-01-25 03:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324222590 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324227810 2019-01-25 04:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324227810 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324228116 2019-01-25 04:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324228116 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324228193 2019-01-25 04:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324228193 353318 https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324228297 2019-01-25 04:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/353318/8w0g0dbbikzb/wish/324228297