Lyndon Baines Johnson 1908 - 1973
36th US President 1963 - 1963
Democrat
First Lady Claudia Alta Taylor
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey
Lyndon Johnson became President when Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. The Vietnam War was the big issue of Johnson's Presidency. Johnson continued Kennedy's Civil Rights with education reform, voting rights for African Americans, and medicare.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Quotes:
John F. Kennedy was the victim of the hate that was a part of our country. It is a disease that occupies the minds of the few but brings danger to the many.
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Just like the Alamo, somebody damn well needed to go to their aid. Well, by God, I'm going to Viet Nam's aid!
Lyndon Baines Johnson
No member of our generation who wasn't a Communist or a dropout in the thirties is worth a damn.
Lyndon Baines Johnson
One lesson you better learn if you want to be in politics is that you never go out on a golf course and beat the President.
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. One is to let her think she is having her own way, and the other is to let her have it.
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Our most tragic error may have been our inability to establish a rapport and a confidence with the press and television with the communication media. I don't think the press has understood me.
Lyndon Baines Johnson
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