Summary.
Lyndon Baines Johnson was the 36th President of the United States serving from 1963–1969. During his time in office Lyndon greatly increased the number of soldiers deployed in Vietnam and saw rise to a large increase in casualties which sprouted anti-war protests.
Lyndon B. Johnson
- Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973)
- The 36th President of the United States (1963–1969)
- One of only four people who served in all four elected federal offices of the United States
- Served as a United States Representative from 1937–1949
- Senator from 1949–1961
- Johnson succeeded to the presidency following the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963,
- Greatly supported by the Democratic Party and as President
- Johnson escalated American involvement in the Vietnam War
- The involvement stimulated a large angry antiwar movement
- The Democratic Party split in multiple feuding factions
- Responsible for designing the "Great Society" legislation
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