1. What important events occurred during Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency?

2. Johnson sworn in as president on Air Force One (November 22, 1963)
Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) was president from 1963 to 1969.
State
funeral
of JFK
(November
25, 1963)
Johnson sworn in as president on
Air Force One (November 22, 1963)

3. During LBJ’s presidency, he attempted to end poverty in the U. S
During LBJ’s presidency, he attempted to end poverty in the U.S. with his Great Society programs, which were similar to FDR’s New Deal programs.

4. DO YOU RECOGNIZE THESE 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)

5. Chief Justice Earl Warren
Under LBJ (and JFK), Supreme Court decisions in a variety of cases expanded the rights of the accused.
“Warren Court” (in 1966)
Chief Justice Earl Warren
(1953–1969)

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

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

8. 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

9. Civil Rights Act signed Voting Rights Act signed
LBJ 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

10. In 1964, LBJ used the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution to increase U. S
In 1964, LBJ used the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution to increase U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War.
August 7, 1964

11. 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

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