Lyndon Johnson opposed every civil rights proposal considered …
Apr 10, 2014 · President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas was lauded by four successor presidents as a Lincoln-esque groundbreaker for civil rights, but President Barack Obama also noted that Johnson also...
Obama pays tribute to LBJ - POLITICO
Apr 10, 2014 · President Barack Obama paid tribute Thursday to President Lyndon B. Johnson and his role in expanding civil rights, vowing to honor that legacy by using his power to fight for what he...
Barack Obama: ‘I have lived out the promise of LBJ’s efforts.’
Apr 11, 2014 · President Barack Obama paid homage Thursday to Lyndon B. Johnson as a white southerner who, thrust into the Oval Office a half century ago, seized history to enact laws that dismantled legal...
Why Comparisons Between L.B.J. and Obama Can Mislead
May 22, 2014 · On the anniversary of the speech, it’s worth taking a closer look at the Johnson presidency and the frequent comparisons invoked by critics of President Obama and analysts in the press. The...
Barack Obama | The White House
Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States. His story is the American story — values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others. ... Lyndon B. Johnson Richard M. Nixon ...
The LBJ Delusion - POLITICO Magazine
Feb 2, 2014 · From the op-ed pages of The New York Times and other journals—and most recently, in an elegiac profile in The New Yorker—the question has been raised: Why can’t Obama be more like Lyndon ...
Obama and LBJ Share Similar Fates - The Atlantic
Feb 10, 2018 · Lyndon B. Johnson was an effective policymaker but failed to protect his legacy—much in the same way Obama’s is being toppled today.
Obama and LBJ: Measuring the current president against the past …
Apr 12, 2014 · That was President Obama speaking on Thursday, quoting former president Lyndon B. Johnson. Obama was in Austin at the three-day conclave marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act...
Lyndon B. Johnson | The White House
In the 1960 campaign, Lyndon B. Johnson was elected Vice President as John F. Kennedy’s running mate. On November 22, 1963, when Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson was sworn in as the 36th United States President, with a vision to build “A Great Society” for the American people. ... Barack Obama Donald J. Trump Joseph R. Biden Jr. The ...
Lyndon B. Johnson | whitehouse.gov
In the 1960 campaign, Lyndon B. Johnson was elected Vice President as John F. Kennedy's running mate. On November 22, 1963, when Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson was sworn in as the 36th United States President, with a vision to …
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