1. May 2, 2018
U.S. History Agenda:
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NOTES #60: What important events occurred during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson?
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2. What important events occurred during the presidency of
Lyndon B. Johnson? Notes #60

3. Johnson sworn in as president on Air Force One (November 22, 1963)
Lyndon B. Johnson was president from 1963 to 1969.
State
funeral
of John F. Kennedy
(November 25, 1963)
Johnson sworn in as president on
Air Force One (November 22, 1963)

4. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945)
During Johnson’s presidency, he attempted to end poverty in the U.S. with his Great Society programs, which were similar to the New Deal programs.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945)

5. POPULAR GREAT SOCIETY PROGRAMS:
HEAD START (preschool programs)
H.U.D. (Housing and Urban Development – urban renewal programs)
JOB CORPS (job training for urban youth)
MEDICAID (health insurance for the poor)
MEDICARE (health insurance for the elderly, over age 65)
PUBLIC BROADCASTING (National Public Radio (NPR), Sesame Street, WXXI)

6. Chief Justice Earl Warren
Under Johnson (and President John F. Kennedy), Supreme Court decisions in a variety of cases expanded the rights of the accused.
Chief Justice Earl Warren
(1953–1969)
Warren Court (in 1966)

7. In the 1961 case Mapp v. Ohio, the Supreme Court ruled that individuals are protected against unlawful searches and seizures.
Dollree Mapp

8. In the 1963 case Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that state governments must provide lawyers to poor defendants.
Clarence Earl Gideon

9. Being informed of Miranda Rights
In the 1966 case Miranda v. Arizona, the Supreme Court ruled that individuals are entitled to a reading of their rights when being arrested.
Being informed of Miranda Rights
Ernesto Miranda

10. Civil Rights Act signed Voting Rights Act signed
Johnson helped expand civil rights by getting laws passed, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended public discrimination based on race or sex.
Civil Rights Act signed
on July 2, 1964;
Voting Rights Act signed
on August 6, 1965

11. Johnson increased the military involvement of the U. S
Johnson increased the military involvement of the U.S. in the Vietnam War through his use of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964.
August 7, 1964

12. U.S. troop increase in Vietnam:
21,000 in July 1964
429,000 in August 1966
U.S. troop increase
in Iraq:
20,000 troops
added in 2007
U.S. troop increase
in Afghanistan:
30,000 troops
added in 2010

13. The negativity surrounding the Vietnam War was so great that Johnson decided not to try for re-election in 1968.