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Lyndon B. Johnson
36th President of the United States
November 22, 1963 to January 20, 1969
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Born: August 27, 1908, near Johnson City, Texas
Died: January 22, 1973, near Johnson City, Texas
Nickname: "LBJ"
Elected to U.S. House in 1937, served in U.S. Navy during WWII, and elected to U.S. Senate in 1948
Elected President of the United States with the greatest percentage of the total popular vote (61%) ever attained by a Presidential candidate (1964).
"Great Society" program promoted by Johnson became the agenda for Congress: aid to education, civil rights (including the right to vote), urban renewal, Medicare, conservation, beautification, control and prevention of crime and delinquency, promotion of the arts, and consumer protection.
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