Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th President of the United States after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963; Johnson ran in his own right in 1964, winning in a landslide.

US President Lyndon B. Johnson has inherited an ongoing crisis in the south-east Asian nation of Vietnam from his predecessor ...

November 22, 1963: Lyndon B. Johnson takes the oath of office as President of the United States, after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

With rare skill he obtained passage of a number of key Eisenhower measures. In the 1960 campaign, Johnson, as John F. Kennedy's running mate, was elected Vice President. On November 22, 1963, when ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson wrestled with social justice, war, ... Johnson rose from Vice President to President in 1963 following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.

On July 10, 1960, Lyndon B. Johnson joined “Meet the Press” as a presidential candidate along with other Democratic candidates, Stuart Symington and John F. Kennedy. In the 90-minute interview ...

In 1960, Senator Johnson ran for the Democratic nomination for President. He lost to fellow Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts.. However, Kennedy tapped Johnson to be his running mate.

President Lyndon B. Johnson knew the Vietnam situation was trouble when he inherited it following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

How did Lyndon Johnson “further” President John F. Kennedy’s civil rights agenda? Based on the clip, describe the political makeup of Congress in 1963. In what way was the Democrat’s ...