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LBJ

He took over after JFK. He ran for reelection and he got 61% of the vote and it was a blow out.  His opponent was a very conservative person and that pushed people to vote for LBJ. In 1968 he decided not to run again even though he could. In 1964

Assigned Blog 8: George HW Bush

Truman:

• Truman v. Dewey
• Truman attained 49.6% of the popular vote

• Atomic Bomb
• Truma

Assinged blog: Assasination attempt and the Iran Contrest Scandal.

Harry Truman

• Was Vice President for Roosevelt in Roosevelt's last term, Truman was Senator before being a Vice President. Accomplishmens were he nuclear bombs, truman doctrine, the fair

We did president blog discussions today.

Harry Truman

• 33^rd President
• 1945-1953
• Democrat
• Senator at first
• Vice president for FDR
• Didn’t go to college
• 1948 election against Thomas Dewey (R)
• Predicted that Dewey would win
• Votes split-third party
• In the Chicago ne

Eisenhower:

-in electionof 52

-ran against Stevenson

-Eisenhowers running mate was Nixon

-Ended war in Korea

-focused more to get womens attention

-supported to desegregate schools

Johnson:

-1963-1969

-JFK's vice president

-took over as president after JFK was

Lyndon B. Johnson

Accomplishments- Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Great Society, Medicare, Medicaid, Revenue/Economic Opportunity Acts, Warren Commission, affirmative action laws, Higher Education Act

President Richard Nixon

Blog Discussion again!..

Harry Truman:

-one of the most unpopluar presidents of all time

-didn't have a college degree, not as good of speaker, cussed often..

-Thomas Dewey ran against in elections

-Fair Deal (like New deal) help people with jobs, things

Harry Truman

• 33^rd President
• 1945-1953
• Democrat
• Senator at first
• Vice president for FDR
• Didn’t go to college
• 1948 election against Thomas Dewey (R)
• Predicted that Dewey would win
• Votes split-third party
• In the Chicago newspaper it read “Dewey Defeats Truman” b

Blog dscussion lindon jhonson was a teacher He dominated the election vs goldwater. and started being president after kenedy assasination. he had many accomplishment including medicare and medicade.

Harry Truman

-33rd president that served from 1945-1953.

-Ran against Dewey in the 1948 election.

Accomplishments:

-Decision on dropping the atomic bombs on Japan.

-Truman Doctorine: Military aid to Greece and Turkey.

-"Fair Deal" just like the new deal.

-N

Harry Truman

-33rd president that served from 1945-1953.

-Ran against Dewey in the 1948 election.

Accomplishments:

-Decision on dropping the atomic bombs on Japan.

-Truman Doctorine: Military aid to Greece and Turkey.

-"Fair Deal" just like the new deal.

-N

Today we had blog discussion again.

I did my Blog over Eisenhower Elections

Lyndon Johnson- 36th president

• 1963- 1969
• JFK's vice-president
• Took over as President when JFK was assassinated
• Then he ran the next election year
• And beat Goldwater
• Civil Rights act

Ronald Reagon - Election Results

Harry Truman

• 1945 - 1953

• Became Vice President for FDR in 1945
• Took over for FDR when he died in April of 1945
• One of the most unpopular presidents of all time when he left office - 22% approval rating
• Rating has improved

We did blog discussion today.

Harry Truman-

i am back my assinged blog topic was to talk about the persian gulf war.

Absent again.

 Still in New York!!!

Absent.

I leave for New York.