LYNDON B. JOHNSON
TREY YOST
SECOND BLOCK
LINDSEY TODD
LYNDON B. JOHNSON PERSONAL INFORMATION:
• Born: August 27, 1908
• Birth place: Stonewall, Texas
• Died: January 22, 1973
• Married: Lady Bird Taylor in 1934
• Children: Lynda Bird and Luci Bird
• Education: Texas State University
WHAT MADE LYNDON
B. JOHNSON FAMOUS?
Lyndon B. Johnson, or “LBJ”, was the 37th Vice President of the United States.
He was sworn in as the 36th President aboard Air Force One on November 22,
1963 following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He ran for a full
term in 1964 and won. Lyndon B. Johnson is one of four people who have
served as President and Vice President, as well as in both houses of Congress.
President Johnson was a great supporter of civil and human rights. He
designed the “Great Society” legislation which supported civil rights, public
broadcasting, Medicare, Medicaid, and aid to education, the arts, urban and
rural development and public services. Johnson also passed the Voting Rights
Act that banned certain requirements in southern states that were used to
discourage African Americans from voting.
President Johnson was also responsible for increasing America’s involvement in
the Vietnam War. Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964,
which gave Johnson the power to use military force in Southeast Asia without
having to ask for an official declaration of war. Under Johnson, the number of
military personnel increased from 16,000 advisors in non combat roles in 1963
to 550,000 mostly combat roles in 1968.
IMPACT ON THE WORLD
AND
RELEVANCE TO THE
WEDNESDAY WARS
Impact on the World: Lyndon B. Johnson
was a big supporter of civil and human
rights. He passed laws that made it easier
for everyone to be able to vote. He also
increased America’s involvement in the
Vietnam War.
Relevance to The Wednesday Wars: Lyndon
Johnson decided not to run for a second
term because of the war in Vietnam and the
toll it was taking on the soldiers and
because of the political challenges that he
faced.
FAMOUS QUOTES
• “Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance
and ignorance.”
• “Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one
step at a time.”
• “Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race,
until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of men’s skins,
emancipation will be a proclamation but not a fact.”
REFERENCES
• www.Wikipedia.org
• You Tube
• Miller Center of Public Affairs; University of Virginia
• www.period4-Vietnam-war-ghs.wikispaces.com
• www.facebook.com/Toolnformed
• www.brainyquotes.com
• www.jfklibary.org
• www.azquotes.com
• www.wordpress.com
• The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt