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However, after Johnson became president of the United States following the assassination of Lincoln, he dropped this theme and did little to no prosecution of ex-Confederates. The reversal became a major campaign issue, and his opponents were quick to point to Johnson's retreat from his many past pledges on this issue.
– 2008 U.S. presidential campaign rallying cry of Barack Obama during the Democratic convention in Denver. "Change We Can Believe In." – 2008 US presidential campaign slogan of Barack Obama "Change We Need." and "Change." – 2008 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Barack Obama during the general election. "Fired up! Ready to go!"
"Voodoo Economics", a term used by George H. W. Bush in reference to President Ronald Reagan's economic policies, which came to be known as "Reaganomics", during the 1980 Republican Party presidential primaries. Before President Bush became Reagan's vice president, he viewed his eventual running mate's economic policies with great skepticism.
When U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson took the stage at Howard University in June of 1965, he had already signed the Civil Rights act into law, and he said he expected to sign the Voting Rights ...
From the beginning of our nation in 1776 to today, our elected leaders have shared their bits of wisdom and perspectives for over two centuries. ... — Lyndon B. Johnson "America is a great force ...
CNN’s John Avlon writes that new House Speaker Mike Johnson’s words that “we don’t live in a democracy” show there’s a trend among right-wing leaders to dismiss a majoritarian democracy.
Graph of Johnson's Gallup approval ratings President Johnson defeated Republican Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election. President Johnson was elected to a full term in one of the largest landslide election victories in American history, winning 61% of the popular vote, receiving 43,129,040 votes to Goldwater's 27,175,754 votes ...
All three presidents who were still living at the time pledged their support to Johnson. Former President Harry S. Truman advised him from his own experience of assuming the presidency upon his predecessor Franklin D. Roosevelt's death, [19] while former President Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Washington, D.C., and had a conversation with Johnson in the Executive Office Building.