Lyndon B. Johnson

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Predicate Object
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gptkb:Person
gptkb:Politician
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gptkb:Executive_Order_11246
gptkb:Executive_Order_11375
gptkb:Executive_Order_11230
gptkb:Executive_Order_11478
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Texas_Democratic_Party
gptkb:New_Deal_Coalition
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Chief_Justice_Earl_Warren
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gptkb:space_exploration
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gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Justice
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Transportation
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gptkb:Public_Works_Acceleration_Act_of_1970
gptkb:Senate
gptkb:transportation_services
gptkb:New_Deal_Coalition
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gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Energy
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Labor
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_State
gptkb:War_on_Drugs
gptkb:War_on_Poverty
Community Action Program
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Year
gptkb:Gold_Medal
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:Golden_Plate_Award
gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Best_Spoken_Word_Album
gptkb:Emmy_Awards
gptkb:National_Security_Medal
gptkb:Silver_Buffalo_Award
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
Honorary Doctorate from University of California, Berkeley
Honorary Doctorate from Harvard University
Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement
Honorary Doctorate from Yale University
Honorary Doctorate from University of Texas at Austin
gptkbp:birth_date August 27, 1908
1908-08-27
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Stonewall,_Texas
gptkbp:born August 27, 1908
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Stonewall,_Texas
gptkbp:born_on August 27, 1908
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Texas_State_Cemetery
gptkb:Johnson_Family_Cemetery
gptkb:Johnson_City,_Texas
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Great_Society
gptkb:1964_United_States_presidential_election
gptkb:1968_United_States_presidential_election
gptkb:War_on_Poverty
Rallies
Grassroots organizing
Civil Rights
Television advertising
Corporate donations
Fundraising dinners
Town halls
Political action committees
Grassroots donations
1960 Democratic primary
gptkbp:child gptkb:Luci_Baines_Johnson
gptkb:Lynda_Bird_Johnson
gptkbp:children gptkb:Lynda_Bird_Johnson_Robb
gptkb:Luci_Baines_Johnson
gptkb:Lynda_Bird_Johnson
gptkbp:commander gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:death_date January 22, 1973
1973-01-22
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Stonewall,_Texas
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Barry_Goldwater
gptkbp:delivered_farewell_address January 14, 1969
gptkbp:died January 22, 1973
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Stonewall,_Texas
gptkbp:died_on January 22, 1973
gptkbp:domestic_policy_focus social welfare
gptkbp:economic_policy gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Arts
gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Humanities
gptkb:Great_Society
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Medicare
gptkb:Public_Broadcasting_Act_of_1967
gptkb:Economic_Opportunity_Act
gptkb:Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act
gptkb:Higher_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:War_on_Poverty
gptkbp:education gptkb:Georgetown_University
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkb:Texas_State_University
gptkb:Southwest_Texas_State_Teachers_College
gptkbp:election gptkb:1963
gptkb:1964
gptkb:1968
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Signed_Civil_Rights_Act
gptkb:Signed_Voting_Rights_Act
gptkb:1964_United_States_presidential_election
gptkb:1968_United_States_presidential_election
gptkb:Senate
yes
Increased funding for education
1964 election
Announced he would not seek re-election in 1968
Escalated Vietnam War involvement
Expanded Social Security
Faced anti-war protests
Initiated War on Poverty programs
Launched Medicare program
gptkbp:election_result landslide victory
largest margin in history
Did not run in 1968 election
Won 1964 election
gptkbp:election_year gptkb:1960
gptkb:1964
gptkb:1968
gptkbp:escalated_u._s._involvement_in gptkb:the_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:established gptkb:Medicare
gptkb:Medicaid
gptkbp:events gptkb:Lady_Bird_Johnson
January 20, 1965
Military officials
Cabinet members
Members of Congress
Supreme Court justices
unity and progress
Civil rights.
January 20, 1963
American values.
Hope for the future.
Attended by thousands of spectators.
Featured musical performances.
Held on the steps of the Capitol.
Included a parade.
Sworn in by Chief Justice Earl Warren.
Unity and progress.
War on poverty.
gptkbp:family gptkb:Luci_Baines_Johnson
gptkb:Lynda_Bird_Johnson
gptkb:Rebekah_Baines_Johnson
gptkb:Samuel_Ealy_Johnson_Jr.
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Arts
gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Humanities
gptkb:National_Historic_Preservation_Act_of_1966
gptkb:Public_Housing_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Food_Stamp_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Higher_Education_Facilities_Act_of_1963
gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkb:Job_Corps
gptkb:National_Traffic_and_Motor_Vehicle_Safety_Act_of_1966
gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_of_1969
gptkb:National_Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Public_Broadcasting_Act_of_1967
gptkb:National_Trails_System_Act_of_1968
gptkb:program
gptkb:Economic_Opportunity_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Higher_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:War_on_Poverty
Medicare and Medicaid
Vietnam War escalation
Civil Rights Movement support
Space Program support
gptkbp:famous_quote We shall overcome.
If we are to live together in peace, we must come to know each other better.
There are no problems we cannot solve together.
A nation that asks nothing of government but the preservation of peace is a nation that is about to be destroyed.
A nation that asks nothing of government but the preservation of life, liberty, and property is a poor nation.
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
“ You do not need to be a scientist to know that the world is getting warmer.”
The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents.
“ We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness.”
The Great Society.
We must open the doors of opportunity.
The American promise is that every man should be able to get a job.
The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct and immediate abolition of poverty.
I will not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.
“ Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.”
“ The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents.”
The American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay.
A nation that asks nothing of government but the maintenance of civil order is already doomed.
' We shall overcome.'
“ If we are to live together in peace, we must come to know each other better.”
“ A president's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right.”
“ We shall overcome.”
“ The noblest search is the search for excellence.”
“ We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light a candle.”
' The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents.'
A nation that asks nothing of government but the preservation of peace and property is a miserable creature.
“ We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light a candle that can guide us through that darkness.”
“ If we are to live in a democracy, we must be a nation of laws.”
“ We must open the doors of opportunity. But we must also equip our people to walk through those doors.”
“ Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.”
“ The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
“ A man who is afraid will do anything.”
' A president's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right.'
A nation that asks nothing of government but the preservation of peace and commerce is asking too little.
The American promise is that every man and woman should have the opportunity to work.
gptkbp:first_election_to_senate 1948
gptkbp:first_inauguration_context gptkb:Great_Society_programs
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Vietnam War escalation
gptkbp:first_inauguration_event Swearing-in ceremony
gptkbp:first_inauguration_media_coverage Radio broadcasts
Television broadcast
Newspaper articles
gptkbp:first_inauguration_oath Presidential oath of office
gptkbp:first_inauguration_preceded_by gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:first_inauguration_significance Assumed presidency after assassination
gptkbp:first_inauguration_successor gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkbp:founded_in gptkb:program
Medicare and Medicaid
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Lyndon_Baines_Johnson
gptkbp:grandparent gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson_Jr.
gptkb:Anthony_T._Robb
Catherine Baines Robb
Luci Baines Johnson's children
Lynda Bird Johnson's children
gptkbp:great_society_programs gptkb:Medicare
gptkb:Medicaid
gptkb:War_on_Poverty
gptkbp:had_five_daughters_including gptkb:Lynda_Bird_Johnson_Robb
gptkbp:head_of_state gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:height 6 ft 3 in
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated the continuity of government.
Emphasized the importance of social welfare.
Set the tone for civil rights advancements.
Marked the transition from Kennedy's policies to Johnson's Great Society.
First inauguration after the assassination of a president.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lyndon B. Johnson
gptkbp:image Lyndon B. Johnson 1964.jpg
gptkbp:inaugural_address_focus gptkb:education_reform
gptkb:healthcare_access
civil rights
poverty eradication
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gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Humanities
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gptkb:Public_Housing_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Public_Broadcasting_Act_of_1967
gptkb:program
gptkb:Higher_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Social_Security_Act
gptkb:War_on_Drugs
New Deal policies
Community Action Program
Medicare and Medicaid
Vietnam War policy
Job Corps program
U. S. domestic policy
U. S. Department of the National Reconnaissance Office.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Federal Communications Commission.
Federal Reserve System.
Federal Trade Commission.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
National Historic Preservation Act.
National Labor Relations Board.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
National Park Service.
National Science Foundation.
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
National Trails System Act.
National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
U. S. Department of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
U. S. Department of Commerce.
U. S. Department of Defense.
U. S. Department of Education.
U. S. Department of Energy.
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.
U. S. Department of Homeland Security.
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
U. S. Department of Justice.
U. S. Department of Labor.
U. S. Department of State.
U. S. Department of Transportation.
U. S. Department of Treasury.
U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
U. S. Department of the Air Force.
U. S. Department of the Army.
U. S. Department of the Coast Guard.
U. S. Department of the Interior.
U. S. Department of the National Economic Council.
U. S. Department of the National Guard.
U. S. Department of the National Security Agency.
U. S. Department of the National Security Council.
U. S. Department of the Navy.
U. S. Department of the Public Health Service.
U. S. Department of the National Cybersecurity Center.
U. S. Department of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
U. S. Department of the National Counterterrorism Center.
U. S. Department of the Environmental Protection Agency.
U. S. Department of the Central Intelligence Agency.
U. S. Department of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council.
U. S. Department of the National Intelligence Council.
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Chika
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gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Resolution
gptkb:Tet_Offensive
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gptkb:Alliance_for_Progress
gptkb:War_on_Poverty
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
containment of communism
Vietnam War escalation
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gptkb:the_Democratic_Party
gptkb:National_Park_Service_Advisory_Board
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gptkb:Henry_Nixon
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gptkb:Great_Society
gptkb:National_Traffic_and_Motor_Vehicle_Safety_Act
gptkb:Land_and_Water_Conservation_Fund_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Water_Quality_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Child_Nutrition_Act_of_1966
gptkb:Food_Stamp_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Higher_Education_Facilities_Act_of_1963
gptkb:Great_Society_programs
gptkb:Housing_and_Urban_Development_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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gptkb:Job_Corps
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Public_Health_Service_Act
gptkb:National_Housing_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act_of_1968
gptkb:National_Park_Service_Organic_Act_of_1968
gptkb:National_Traffic_and_Motor_Vehicle_Safety_Act_of_1966
gptkb:National_Foundation_on_the_Arts_and_the_Humanities_Act_of_1965
gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_of_1969
gptkb:National_Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Medicaid
gptkb:Public_Broadcasting_Act_of_1967
gptkb:Social_Security_Amendments_of_1965
gptkb:Wilderness_Act_of_1964
gptkb:National_School_Lunch_Act
gptkb:National_Trails_System_Act_of_1968
gptkb:program
gptkb:Economic_Opportunity_Act
gptkb:Economic_Opportunity_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Head_Start
gptkb:Higher_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:War_on_Drugs
gptkb:War_on_Poverty
Consumer Product Safety Act
Medicare and Medicaid
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Vietnam War escalation
Public Housing initiatives
Space Program support
Environmental Protection Agency establishment.
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Arts
gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Humanities
gptkb:National_Historic_Preservation_Act_of_1966
gptkb:National_Traffic_and_Motor_Vehicle_Safety_Act
gptkb:Public_Health_Service_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Child_Nutrition_Act_of_1966
gptkb:Food_Stamp_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Higher_Education_Facilities_Act_of_1963
gptkb:Great_Society_programs
gptkb:Housing_and_Urban_Development_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkb:Medicare
gptkb:National_Park_Service_Organic_Act_of_1916
gptkb:Job_Corps
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:National_Housing_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act_of_1968
gptkb:National_Traffic_and_Motor_Vehicle_Safety_Act_of_1966
gptkb:Public_Health_Service_Act_of_1966
gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_of_1969
gptkb:National_Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Medicaid
gptkb:Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Public_Broadcasting_Act_of_1967
gptkb:Social_Security_Amendments_of_1965
gptkb:National_Trails_System_Act_of_1968
gptkb:program
gptkb:Economic_Opportunity_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Higher_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:broadcasting
gptkb:War_on_Drugs
gptkb:War_on_Poverty
Healthcare Access
Labor rights advocacy
Environmental Protection
Education reforms
Social Welfare Programs
Consumer protection laws
Urban development initiatives
Controversial presidency
Rural development programs
Support for the arts
Higher Education Access
Environmental protection initiatives
Community Action Program
Medicare and Medicaid
Significant social reforms
Healthcare reforms
Expansion of federal government
Civil Rights advancements
Higher education funding
Social programs expansion
Economic opportunity programs
Vietnam War escalation
Civil rights advancements
Medicare and Medicaid programs
Women's rights support
Public broadcasting support
Great Society initiatives
controversial due to Vietnam War
Controversy over Vietnam War
Public Law 88-352 (Civil Rights Act)
Public Law 89-110 (Voting Rights Act)
Vietnam War controversy
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Air_Quality_Act_of_1967
gptkb:Legal_Services_Corporation
gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Arts
gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Humanities
gptkb:National_Historic_Preservation_Act_of_1966
gptkb:Great_Society
gptkb:National_Traffic_and_Motor_Vehicle_Safety_Act
gptkb:National_Health_Service_Corps_Act
gptkb:Head_Start_Program
gptkb:Air_Quality_Act
gptkb:Land_and_Water_Conservation_Fund_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Consumer_Product_Safety_Act_of_1972
gptkb:Social_Security_Act_Amendments_of_1965
gptkb:Water_Quality_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Child_Nutrition_Act_of_1966
gptkb:Comprehensive_Employment_and_Training_Act_of_1973
gptkb:Food_Stamp_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Higher_Education_Facilities_Act_of_1963
gptkb:Great_Society_programs
gptkb:National_Historic_Preservation_Act
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Food_and_Agriculture_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Medicare
gptkb:National_Park_Service_Organic_Act_of_1916
gptkb:Legal_Services_Corporation_Act
gptkb:Mental_Retardation_Facilities_and_Community_Mental_Health_Centers_Construction_Act_of_1963
gptkb:Public_Health_Service_Act_of_1944
gptkb:Job_Corps
gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act
gptkb:Public_Health_Service_Act
gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Community_Mental_Health_Act_of_1963
gptkb:National_Traffic_and_Motor_Vehicle_Safety_Act_of_1966
gptkb:School_Breakfast_Program
gptkb:Neighborhood_Youth_Corps
gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_of_1969
gptkb:National_Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Medicaid
gptkb:Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Higher_Education_Act
gptkb:Public_Broadcasting_Act
gptkb:Public_Broadcasting_Act_of_1967
gptkb:Child_Nutrition_Act
gptkb:Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Wilderness_Act
gptkb:Wilderness_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Model_Cities_Program
gptkb:Food_and_Nutrition_Act_of_2008
gptkb:National_School_Lunch_Act_of_1946
gptkb:National_School_Lunch_Act
gptkb:National_Health_Service_Corps_Act_of_1970
gptkb:National_Trails_System_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Economic_Opportunity_Act
gptkb:Economic_Opportunity_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act
gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act
gptkb:Head_Start
gptkb:Higher_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Highway_Beautification_Act
gptkb:Agricultural_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Water_Quality_Act
gptkb:Child_Abuse_Prevention_and_Treatment_Act_of_1988
gptkb:Legal_Services_Corporation_Act_of_1974
gptkb:Truth_in_Lending_Act
gptkb:Fair_Packaging_and_Labeling_Act
gptkb:Land_and_Water_Conservation_Fund_Act
Consumer Product Safety Act
Child and Adult Care Food Program
Community Action Program
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Education for All Handicapped Children Act.
Wholesome Meat Act
Work Incentive Program
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act.
Wholesome Poultry Products Act
gptkbp:library gptkb:Lyndon_Baines_Johnson_Library_and_Museum
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:LBJ
gptkbp:nominated_for gptkb:1964_Democratic_presidential_primaries
gptkbp:not_seek_re_election gptkb:1968_Presidential_Election
gptkbp:notable_achievement gptkb:Great_Society
gptkb:Great_Society_programs
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Medicare
gptkb:War_on_Poverty
Medicare and Medicaid programs
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Air_Quality_Act_of_1967
gptkb:National_Historic_Preservation_Act_of_1966
gptkb:Land_and_Water_Conservation_Fund_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Water_Quality_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Food_Stamp_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Higher_Education_Facilities_Act_of_1963
gptkb:1965_Higher_Education_Act
gptkb:1965_Immigration_and_Nationality_Act
gptkb:1965_Social_Security_Act_Amendments
gptkb:1966_National_Foundation_on_the_Arts_and_the_Humanities_Act
gptkb:1967_Head_Start_program
gptkb:1967_National_Endowment_for_the_Arts_Act
gptkb:1967_National_Highway_Safety_Act
gptkb:1967_Public_Broadcasting_Act
gptkb:1968_Economic_Opportunity_Act_Amendments
gptkb:1968_Fair_Housing_Act
gptkb:1968_National_Endowment_for_the_Humanities_Act
gptkb:1968_National_Traffic_and_Motor_Vehicle_Safety_Act
gptkb:Great_Society_programs
gptkb:Housing_and_Urban_Development_Act_of_1965
gptkb:National_Park_Service_Organic_Act_of_1916
gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act_of_1968
gptkb:National_Traffic_and_Motor_Vehicle_Safety_Act_of_1966
gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_of_1969
gptkb:National_Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers_Act_of_1968
gptkb:1964_Civil_Rights_Act_signing
gptkb:1964_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkb:1967_Fair_Housing_Act_signing
gptkb:1967_Public_Broadcasting_Act_signing
gptkb:Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Public_Broadcasting_Act_of_1967
gptkb:Wilderness_Act_of_1964
gptkb:National_Trails_System_Act_of_1968
gptkb:1965_Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
gptkb:1968_Presidential_election
gptkb:Economic_Opportunity_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Higher_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:1964_Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident
gptkb:War_on_Poverty
gptkb:1965_Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act
gptkb:1966_Child_Nutrition_Act
gptkb:1966_National_Traffic_and_Motor_Vehicle_Safety_Act
Escalation of the Vietnam War
Vietnam War escalation
Civil Rights Movement support
War on Poverty initiatives
Head Start program establishment
1965 Food Stamp Act signing
1965 Medicare Act signing
1965 Social Security Act amendments signing
1965 Voting Rights Act signing
1966 Child Nutrition Act signing
1966 National School Lunch Act signing
1967 Age Discrimination in Employment Act signing
1968 Economic Opportunity Act signing
1968 Higher Education Act amendments signing
1968 National Housing Act signing
Higher Education Act of 1965 signing
Medicare signing
National Endowment for the Arts establishment
Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 signing
National Endowment for the Humanities establishment
1967 National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act signing
1966 National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act signing
1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act signing
1965 Medicaid program launch
1965 Medicare program launch
Signing of the Civil Rights Act
Signing of the Medicare Act
National Park Service's Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program established
National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund established
Community Action Program establishment
Job Corps establishment
Medicare and Medicaid establishment
National Heritage Areas Program established
National Historic Landmarks Program established
National Park System established
National Recreation Trails Program established
National Register of Historic Places established
National Scenic Byways Program established
National Scenic Trails Program established
National Park Service's National Trails System established
National Park Service's National Wild and Scenic Rivers System established
National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund established
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:American_history
gptkb:the_Democratic_Party
the 1960s political landscape
gptkbp:notable_nominees gptkb:Barry_Goldwater
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Great_Society
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Medicare
gptkb:War_on_Poverty
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:Great_Society
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:number_of_races Landslide victory in 1964
Narrow victory in 1960
gptkbp:office gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
January 20, 1969
House Majority Leader
Senator from Texas
gptkbp:office_held gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
Senator from Texas
gptkbp:opponent gptkb:Barry_Goldwater
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Robert_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Eugene_Mc_Carthy
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Rebekah_Baines_Johnson
gptkb:Samuel_Ealy_Johnson_Jr.
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Stonewall,_Texas
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:Stonewall,_Texas
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gptkb:1969
gptkb:1973
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Senate
gptkb:U._S._Representative
gptkb:U._S._Senator
1931
1937
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:New_Deal_liberalism
Liberalism
Progressivism
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Senate
Senate Majority Leader
Liberal
House Majority Leader
36th President of the United States
Senator from Texas
gptkbp:position gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:president gptkb:Lady_Bird_Johnson
gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Johnson_Administration
1963-11-22
1969-01-20
January 20, 1965
January 20, 1969
November 22, 1963
1963-1969
January 20, 1963
36th President of the United States
Authored memoirs
36th President
retired to Texas
Established the LBJ Foundation
Returned to Texas
gptkbp:president_during_term gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:rating 49% average
declined during Vietnam War
higher than 70% during early presidency
highest during his term
higher during Vietnam War
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Air_Quality_Act_of_1967
gptkb:Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission
gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Arts
gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Humanities
gptkb:National_Historic_Preservation_Act_of_1966
gptkb:Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration
gptkb:Social_Security_Act_amendments_of_1965
gptkb:Consumer_Product_Safety_Commission
gptkb:Great_Society
gptkb:National_Traffic_and_Motor_Vehicle_Safety_Act
gptkb:Land_and_Water_Conservation_Fund_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Social_Security_Act_Amendments_of_1965
gptkb:health_services
gptkb:space_exploration
gptkb:Public_Housing_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Water_Quality_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Food_Stamp_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Higher_Education_Facilities_Act_of_1963
gptkb:Great_Society_programs
gptkb:Housing_and_Urban_Development_Act_of_1965
gptkb:National_Historic_Preservation_Act
gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkb:Social_Security_Act_amendments
gptkb:Medicare
gptkb:Job_Corps
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act
gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act_of_1968
gptkb:National_Traffic_and_Motor_Vehicle_Safety_Act_of_1966
gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act_of_1969
gptkb:Medicaid
gptkb:administration
gptkb:Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Public_Broadcasting_Act_of_1967
gptkb:Wilderness_Act
gptkb:Wilderness_Act_of_1964
gptkb:National_Trails_System_Act
gptkb:National_Trails_System_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Educational_Institution
gptkb:program
gptkb:Economic_Opportunity_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Head_Start
gptkb:Higher_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Clean_Air_Act_of_1963
gptkb:transportation_services
gptkb:War_on_Poverty
gptkb:Land_and_Water_Conservation_Fund_Act
Community Action Program
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid programs.
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Texas_Hill_Country
gptkb:Texas_White_House
gptkbp:resides_in gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:Senate
January 20, 1969
March 31, 1968
gptkbp:runs_through gptkb:Hubert_Humphrey
gptkbp:senate_seat gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkb:36th_Vice_President_of_the_United_States
Senate Majority Leader
36th President of the United States
gptkbp:served_as_president_until January 20, 1969
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Senate
gptkbp:signature gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Arts
gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Humanities
gptkb:Medicare
gptkb:Medicaid
gptkb:Higher_Education_Act
gptkb:Public_Broadcasting_Act
gptkb:Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_Act
gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act
Lyndon B. Johnson signature
Lyndon B. Johnson signature.svg
Lyndon B. Johnson's signature
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:signed_the_civil_rights_act_of gptkb:1964
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:All_the_Way_with_LBJ
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Bird_Johnson
gptkb:Claudia_Taylor_Johnson
gptkbp:start_date gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:U._S._Capitol
gptkb:Capitol_Building,_Washington,_D._C.
January 20, 1965
November 22, 1963
November 29, 1963
Impact on American politics
January 20, 1963
Impact on civil rights movement
Impact on global politics
International relations changes
Public perception of presidency
Impact on U. S. history
Change in U. S. leadership
Impact on future presidential transitions
Increased focus on domestic policy
Legacy of Vietnam War policies
Legacy of civil rights legislation
Legacy of social programs
Legislative agenda shift
Public response to assassination
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hubert_Humphrey
gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkbp:summit gptkb:1964_Washington_Summit
gptkbp:term gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
36th President of the United States
Senator from Texas
House Representative from Texas
gptkbp:term_end 1963-11-22
January 20, 1969
gptkbp:term_start 1961-01-20
November 22, 1963
gptkbp:user_base Labor unions
Young voters
African American voters
Women voters
gptkbp:vice_president_under gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:vietnam_war_escalation gptkb:1965
gptkbp:war_on_poverty gptkb:Great_Society
gptkbp:was_a_key_figure_in gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:War_on_Poverty
gptkbp:was_a_proponent_of gptkb:education_reform
gptkb:healthcare_reform
civil rights legislation
social justice initiatives
urban development initiatives
economic equality
environmental protection legislation
gptkbp:was_a_teacher_before_entering_politics_in the 1930s
gptkbp:was_a_u._s._senator_from gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:was_awarded_the_presidential_medal_of_freedom_posthumously_on January 8, 1977
gptkbp:was_criticized_for_his_handling_of gptkb:the_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:Southwest_Texas_State_Teachers_College
gptkbp:was_known_for gptkb:leadership
gptkb:Great_Society_programs
gptkb:economic_policies
gptkb:Great_Society_legislation
political alliances
social welfare policies
commitment to education
domestic policy initiatives
foreign policy initiatives
legislative achievements
involvement in civil rights issues
vision for America
Great Society vision
impact on American society.
persuasive political style
gptkbp:was_the_36th_president_of gptkb:the_United_States
gptkbp:was_vice_president_under gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
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gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
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