Monday, May 19, 2014

Lyndon B. Johnson by Kierstin Livermore


Lyndon B. Johnson
  • 36th president of The United States of America
  • Took over presidency when JFK was assassinated 
  • In office from November 22nd, 1963 - January 20th, 1969
  • Born August 27th, 1908 and Died on January 22nd, 1973
  • Eldest of 5 kids and grew up in Stonewall, Texas
  • Served in the Navy from 1941-1942 and was ranked as a Lieutenant Commander of WW2
  • Johnson passed The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which which outlawed most forms of racial segregation 
  • Johnson signed The Immigration Act of 1965 which substantially changed the U.S. immigration policy toward non-Europeans
  • Johnson increasingly focused on the American Military effort in Vietnam. He firmly believed in The Domino Theory and that his containment policy required America to make a serious effort to stop all Communist Expansion

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