Johnson's presidential accomplishments
- put together the Warren Commission to investigate the JFK assassination
- Passed the Civil Rights Act 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
- passed immigration act of 1965 which allowed more non European people to immigrate to U.S. immigration more than doubled between 1965-1970
Vietnam
- The Vietnam conflict dominated much of Johnston's presidency
- Believed in Domino Theory
- Gulf of Tomkin Resolution 1964 congress gave Johnston power
President Richard Nixon 1969- 1974
- Vice President of Eisenhower
- Lost 1960 election to JFK
- The only person to be elected twice both the presidency and the vice presidency
- only president to resign from office
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