Roberto DeGregorio
US History
Mr. McGoldrick
December 29, 2015
A politically courageous elected official after 1956 that has put his beliefs over his carrier was Lyndon B. Johnson, and his courageous acts he committed was during the Civil Rights movement and his not so lionized courageous act of starting the Vietnam War. Mr. Johnson supported the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts during the Mid - 1960s, which was a brave and moral belief, for this time. He put his Presidential campaign, and his carrier into a idea which he supported and believes strongly in. He also put his campaign in danger when he single handedly sent american troops to fight a war in South East Asia. In order to deem Lyndon Johnson either politically courageous or not politically courageous, we need to know what “Political Courage” is to the average human. According to our thirty- fifth president of the United States, John F. Kennedy political courage is “In whatever arena of life one may meet the challenge of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience – the loss of his friends, his fortune, …show more content…
Johnson you might be asking, well Lyndon B. Johnson was our 36th President of these United States and ran during 1963 to 1969. He was born during August 27, 1973 and was apart of the democrat party for Texas. He later died in January 22, 1973 at the age of 64 in Stonewall, Texas. Mr. Johnson was an United States Representative from the years 1937 to 1949 and was a United States Senator from 1941 to 1961. Who happened to be the Vice President of John F. Kennedy and then the president once Mr. Kennedy was assassinated. Some significant achievements that Lyndon B. Johnson achieved were escalating Americas involvement in the Vietnam War, his upholding on civil rights, public broadcasting, medicare and Medicaid and the fact that most historians tend to argue that Johnson’s Presidency marked the peak of liberalism in the United States of
US History
Mr. McGoldrick
December 29, 2015
A politically courageous elected official after 1956 that has put his beliefs over his carrier was Lyndon B. Johnson, and his courageous acts he committed was during the Civil Rights movement and his not so lionized courageous act of starting the Vietnam War. Mr. Johnson supported the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts during the Mid - 1960s, which was a brave and moral belief, for this time. He put his Presidential campaign, and his carrier into a idea which he supported and believes strongly in. He also put his campaign in danger when he single handedly sent american troops to fight a war in South East Asia. In order to deem Lyndon Johnson either politically courageous or not politically courageous, we need to know what “Political Courage” is to the average human. According to our thirty- fifth president of the United States, John F. Kennedy political courage is “In whatever arena of life one may meet the challenge of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience – the loss of his friends, his fortune, …show more content…
Johnson you might be asking, well Lyndon B. Johnson was our 36th President of these United States and ran during 1963 to 1969. He was born during August 27, 1973 and was apart of the democrat party for Texas. He later died in January 22, 1973 at the age of 64 in Stonewall, Texas. Mr. Johnson was an United States Representative from the years 1937 to 1949 and was a United States Senator from 1941 to 1961. Who happened to be the Vice President of John F. Kennedy and then the president once Mr. Kennedy was assassinated. Some significant achievements that Lyndon B. Johnson achieved were escalating Americas involvement in the Vietnam War, his upholding on civil rights, public broadcasting, medicare and Medicaid and the fact that most historians tend to argue that Johnson’s Presidency marked the peak of liberalism in the United States of