Lyndon B. Johnson is the 36th President of the US, 37th Vice President, and he is the only one of 4 people that has served as a Representative, Senator, Vice President, and President.
Johnson served as a House of Representative from April 10, 1937 to January 3, 1949. He was elected as Texas's 10th congressional district that covered Austin. He ran on a New Deal platform. President FDR found that Johnson was a good conduit for info with issues concerning internal politics in Texas. Johnson also served in the Naval Affairs Committee. He worked for rural electrification and other improvements for Texas. In 1941, he ran for the US Senate, and Johnson lost the election.
In 1948, Lyndon ran for Senate again and won. He ran against a well-known governor Coke Stevenson. Stevenson came in first, but didn't have the majority vote so a runoff was held. Johnson campaigned harder, and won by 87 votes after a week. In November, Johnson was elected Senate. He was appointed to the Senate Armed Services Committee. In 1950, he helped create the preparedness Investigating Subcommittee. Johnson became its chairman and was in charge of investigations of defense costs and efficiency. Johnson used his political influence in the Senate to receive broadcast licenses from the Federal communications Commission in his wife's name. In 1951, Johnson was chosen as the Senate Majority Whip and served from 1951 to 1953.
In 1961, Johnson was elected as Vice President with President JFK. Johnson was a member of the Cabinet and the National Security Council, Chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, Chairman of the President’s committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, and Chairman of the Peace Corps Advisory Council. JFK sent Lyndon on missions all over the world. Johnson was the President Chairman of the Space Council. JFK asked Johnson to conduct a survey of the space program and to study the feasibility of going to the moon and back with a man before the USSR could reach that goal. On April 28, Johnson said that it was possible that the US could accomplish having the first man landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth.
On November 22, 1963, Lyndon Johnson became president. He became President after the assassination of JFK. Lyndon was the first president sworn in by a lady, Sarah T. Hughes. One week after JFK was assassinated; Johnson issued the launch to rename NASA’s Apollo Launch Operations Center, and the NASA Air Force Cape Canaveral launch facilities as the JFK space Center. Johnson also hired and investigator, to find out more info on the assassination of JFK. In the Election of 1964, Johnson won by a landslide against Barry Goldwater. In mid-1964, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party was organized. It challenged Mississippi’s all white and anti-civil rights delegation to the Democratic National Conventions of that year as not representative of all Mississippians. On August 26, 1964, Johnson was nominated for President of the US at the Democratic National Convention. Hubert Humphrey was the Vice President. Then on November 3, Johnson was elected President of the US again. On March 31, 1968, President Johnson announced that he would not be a candidate for another term as President.
I think President Johnson was a great President. I feel like he did a lot for this country, and we wouldn't be where we are at right now without him.
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Well done Andrea!