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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.
The first Constitution of 1776 created the office of governor, to be elected annually by the Virginia State Legislature. The governor could serve up to three years at a time, and once out of office, could not serve again for four years. [1] The 1830 constitution changed the thrice-renewable one-year term length to a non-renewable three-year ...
Year Executive offices General Assembly United States Congress Electoral votes; Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. House; 1852 Joseph Johnson (D) [f] Shelton Leake (D) Willis Perry Bocock (D) 34D, 16W 89D, 61W, 2? James M. Mason (D) Robert M. T. Hunter (D ...
The 1964 Democratic National Convention re-nominated Johnson and celebrated his accomplishments after less than one year in office. [292] Early in the campaign, Robert F. Kennedy was a widely popular choice to run as Johnson's vice presidential running mate, but Johnson and Kennedy had never liked one another. [ 293 ]
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 1964, less than a year following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, who won the previous presidential election. Incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Republican Senator Barry Goldwater in a landslide victory. Johnson was the fourth and most recent vice ...
The 1966 United States elections were held on November 8, 1966, and elected the members of the 90th United States Congress.The election was held in the middle of Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson's second (only full) term, and during the Vietnam War.
In the Oval Office for just three years, Gerald Ford grew his net worth by 400% from the time he entered the White House in 1974 until his death in 2006, according to the American University study.
From March 10 to June 2, 1964, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1964 United States presidential election.Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1964 Democratic National Convention held from August 24 to August 27, 1964, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.