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1 Lyndon Johnson was the 36th president of the united states.
Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Johnson was the 36th president of the united states.

2 Biographical Information
Born on August 27, 1908 Born in Stonewall, Texas Went to Johnson City High school President of his 11th grade class Graduated high school in 1924 Went to Southwest Texas Teachers College (dropped out for a year to teach a group of Mexican kids)

3 Continued.. Married Claudia Taylor (Lady Cat) in November 17, 1934
Had two daughters with her He died on January 22,1973 (64) from his third heart attack.

4 Career Path Speaker of “Little Congress”
1937 Johnson won for Texas 10th congressional district April 10, 1937 to January 3, 1949 Naval Affairs committee Commission Officer in the Naval Reserve 1948 won senate Became Vice President for Kennedy in 1960

5 Legislation signed Civil Rights Act of 1964:
Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964: Wilderness Act: Nurse Training Act: Food Stamp Act of 1964: Economic Opportunity Act: Higher Education Act of 1965: Social Security Act of 1965: Voting Rights Act:

6 Continued.. Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965:
Age Discrimination in Employment Act: Public Broadcasting Act of 1967: Bilingual Education Act: Fair housing: Gun Control Act of 1968:

7 Major Events Civil Rights Movement Golf Of Tonkin Resolution Medicare
Vietnam War War on Poverty

8 Evaluation of Performance
I think that Lyndon Johnson did a very good job at being the President, considering that he was sworn in so quickly after JFK’s assassination. He took over at a very rough time.

9 Works Cited "Lyndon B. Johnson." Lyndon B. Johnson. The White House. Web. 10 Feb < "Lyndon B. Johnson." Lyndon B, Johnson. Wikispaces. Web. 10 Feb <


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