Wednesday March 1, 2013

Lyndodn B Johnson 36th president 1963-1969

  • was a senator from Texas
  • he was in one presidential electon
  • election of 11964
  • he ran against Barry Goldwater

Civil rights

  • civil rights movement of 1964
  • which outlawed most forms of racial segregation passed voting rights act 1965 which outlawed discrimination in voting thus allowing millions of southern blacks to vote for the first time
  • started affirmative action laws- forced companies to hire African Americans and other minorities and accept them into colleges
  • passed immigration act of 1965 which allowed more no Europeans people immigration U.S. immigration more than doubled between 1965-1970

Richard Nixon

  • 37th president
  • 1969-1974
  • Vice president of Eisenhower
  • Lost 1960 election to JFK
  • the only person to be elected twice to both President and Vice President
  • Only president to resign from office
  • Ran against Herbert Humphrey and George Wallis

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