Lyndon B. Johnson

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

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)

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.

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

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:

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:

Major Events

• Civil Rights Movement

• Golf Of Tonkin Resolution

• Medicare

• Vietnam War

• War on Poverty

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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6K4T950ecA

Works Cited

• "Lyndon B. Johnson." Lyndon B. Johnson. The White House. Web. 10 Feb. 2010. <http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/lyndonbjohnson>.

• "Lyndon B. Johnson." Lyndon B, Johnson. Wikispaces. Web. 10 Feb. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson#Early_political_career>.