Lyndon B. Johnson

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Sources

1. WebsiteCivil Rights Act (1964)
2. WebsiteVoting Rights Act (1965)
3. WebsiteHistory of Fair Housing

Relations

member of:

• Democratic Party

  Sources: U.S. Presidents

led:

• United States22 Nov 1963 – 20 Jan 1969

  Sources: Civil Rights Act (1964), Voting Rights Act (1965)

signed:

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolutionsince 10 Aug 1964

  Sources: Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964), Vietnam: A History

succeeded:

• John F. Kennedy

  Sources: Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963–65, Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress, 27 November 1963

was succeeded by:

• Richard Nixonsince 20 Jan 1969

  Sources: U.S. Presidents, Past Inaugural Ceremonies

swore in ←:

• Sarah T. Hughessince 22 Nov 1963

  Sources: Past Inaugural Ceremonies

Appears in18 items

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  The Civil Rights Movement8 items
  • Johnson takes up Kennedy’s bill27 Nov 1963
  • 
    The Civil Rights Act is signed2 Jul 1964
  • 
    Fannie Lou Hamer before the Credentials Committee22 Aug 1964
  • Johnson: “We shall overcome”15 Mar 1965
  • 
    The Voting Rights Act is signed6 Aug 1965
  • The Detroit uprising23 Jul 1967
  • The Kerner Report29 Feb 1968
  • 
    The Fair Housing Act is signed11 Apr 1968
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  The US Presidency3 items
  • 
    Johnson sworn in aboard Air Force One22 Nov 1963
  • Lyndon B. Johnson, first term22 Nov 1963
  • Lyndon B. Johnson, second term20 Jan 1965
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  The Vietnam War6 items
  • Gulf of Tonkin: the attack that did not happen4 Aug 1964
  • Congress passes the Tonkin Gulf Resolution7 Aug 1964
  • 
    Operation Rolling Thunder2 Mar 1965
  • Americanization8 Mar 1965
  • Martin Luther King’s “Beyond Vietnam”4 Apr 1967
  • 
    Johnson will not run again31 Mar 1968
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  Votes for Women1 item
  • 
    The Voting Rights Act6 Aug 1965