Lyndon B Johnson 1963 - 1969 (jan 1, 1963 – jan 1, 1969)
Description:
- 36th
- 2 Terms
- Democratic
- Accomplishments: War on Poverty, Vietnam War, Medicare and Medicaid
- Scandals: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964) North Vietnamese attack on US ships and caused Johnson to increase use of power which escalated the war.
- Domestic Policy: Wesberry V Sanders (1964), Income Tax Cut, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 1965, and 1968, Anti Poverty Act (1964), Immigration Act of 1965
- Foreign Policy: Vietnam War, Operation Rolling Thunder, search and destroy missions
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