Lyndon B. Johnson
•A wealthy Texan rancher
•Was Kennedy’s Vice President and became President after his assassination
•Was reelected for second term
•Entire time in office embroiled in the Vietnam war (was discredited and didn’t even run against Nixon)
•Championed the civil rights bill
•Formed the Peace Corps called VISTA which was part of his “war on poverty” and also part of his “Great Society”
•Wanted to create more equality for blacks
•Was Kennedy’s Vice President and became President after his assassination
•Was reelected for second term
•Entire time in office embroiled in the Vietnam war (was discredited and didn’t even run against Nixon)
•Championed the civil rights bill
•Formed the Peace Corps called VISTA which was part of his “war on poverty” and also part of his “Great Society”
•Wanted to create more equality for blacks
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was the President of the United States (1963–1969), a position he assumed after his service as the Vice President of the United States(1961–1963). Johnson succeeded to the presidency following the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, completed Kennedy's term and was elected President in his own right.