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The office of vice president remained vacant during Johnson's first (425-day partial) term, as at the time there was no way to fill a vacancy in the vice presidency. Johnson selected Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, a leading liberal, as his running mate in the 1964 election, and Humphrey served as vice president throughout Johnson's ...
On March 31, 1968, then-incumbent U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson made a surprise announcement during a televised address to the nation that began around 9 p.m., [1] declaring that he would not seek re-election for another term and was withdrawing from the 1968 United States presidential election.
One full term; resigned 1 year, 6 months, and 20 days into second term 19: Lyndon B. Johnson: 1,886 36th • November 22, 1963 [h] – January 20, 1969: Succeeded to one partial term (1 year, 1 month, and 29 days), followed by one full term 20: William McKinley: 1,654 [a] 25th • March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901 [c]
January 20 – President Johnson finishes his time in office and departs the White House with the First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. His successor, Richard Nixon, was inaugurated as the 37th president of the United States, at noon EST. Lyndon B. Johnson began his post-presidency. [citation needed]
August 9 – President Johnson accepts a proposal from William Womack Heath to build the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. [13] August 10 – Housing and Urban Development Act; August 11 – Watts riots result in 34 deaths, over 1,000 injuries, and widespread property damage and looting in Los Angeles. [14]
Lyndon Baines Johnson (/ ˈ l ɪ n d ə n ˈ b eɪ n z /; August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy , under whom he had served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963.
Peter Mangan flips through a large folder of newspaper clippings at the Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential library as he prepares to make a donation to the library, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in ...
One full term; resigned 8 months and 20 days into second term 13 tie: Aaron Burr: 1,461: 3rd • March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1805: Thomas Jefferson: One full term Martin Van Buren: 1,461: 8th • March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837: Andrew Jackson: One full term Richard Johnson: 1,461: 9th • March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841: Martin Van Buren: One ...