After Lyndon Johnson was elected as the president of the United States, he vowed to improve the condition of the poor. The poor suffered from many problems. They lacked proper health care, education, and lifestyle. President Johnson knew that to end poverty, he had to provide services to the people and he had to instill confidence in peoples mind about the services that he was providing them. Hence, in his state of the union address, he declared a war on poverty, and in the hopes of attaining…
In 1979, the NBA fanbase saw the game being played in a way never seen before. Earvin Johnson a renowned player of the Los Angeles Lakers, showed off his basketball skill for 12 years. Known for having high numbers in assists, Earvin Johnson, also known as “Magic”, had the ability to see where everyone was on the court, and make unexpected passes. Aside from his basketball career, Magic became a huge advocate of AIDS and HIV awareness, while also writing a book about safe sex. Throughout the…
Evaluation of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Presidency Lyndon Johnson was a complicated man that passed a lot of great laws, but a lot of them were lost due to the Vietnam War, Martin Luther King Jr. dying, Robert Kennedy dying, and numerous protests. In addition, “the country passed through an extensive period of conservative governance” (Wilson, Glickman, and Lynn 11). Some argue that LBJ had a neglected legacy and several authors suggest that Johnson reshaped domestic policy and government. In fact, a…
Johnson in the Oval Office Lyndon Johnson took the oath as vice president on January 20, 1961 (Bornet, P. 1). In office, he served as a subordinate to President Kennedy. Johnson served as liaison with America’s space effort and also served as chairman of the President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity (Bornet, P. 1). He also made short visits for President Kennedy to thirty-three countries to give speeches on behalf of the president (Bornet, P. 1). However, the key powers reside with President…
leadership when the President can no longer fulfill his duties. This quick jump to presidential leadership, after the tragic death of President Kennedy, is all too true for vice president Lyndon B. Johnson. Before Johnson even became president he made great accomplishments in his life. Lyndon B. Johnson was always a hard worker throughout his college years and always held a job while attending school. Probably one of the most aspiring occupations he held was teaching. Possibly what inspired…
Lyndon B Johnson Lyndon B Johnson was the 36th president of United States of America and was born in 1908. He took over presidency in November 1963 after the assassination of President John F Kennedy in the same year. Johnson Lyndon was a Texan and he served both in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. He is well known for some of his great achievements such as the “Great Society”. Even though he had several accomplishments, he is also known for certain bad acts, such as the Vietnam…
In 1964, Lyndon Baines Johnson, L.B.J., signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Many people argue that L.B.J. signed this act for political reasons while others argue that he signed the act for principle reasons.The people that say he signed it for political reasons was because he was following what the majority of people wanted him to do. Others that say he signed it for principle reasons is because he did what he believed was best and that he wanted to do this out of the kindness of his heart.…
Magic Johnson: The All-Around Great Earvin Johnson, better known as “Magic Johnson” was a star basketball player who has admitted to having sex with 300-500 different women. Because of this, Magic contracted HIV. Magic is also still the all-time NBA leader in assists in the post-season with an outstanding 2,346 assists. Magic Johnson has benefitted modern society by making the NBA more popular with fans and inspiring many African Americans to play in the basketball in the NBA, raising…
Who was Lyndon B. Johnson. Well i am here to tell you that he was one of the many Civil Rights Activists. Lyndon B. Johnson was born on August 27, 1908. In a small town called Stonewall located in Texas. But was raised in a small farm house. Johnson was oldest child out of the five siblings he had.Johnson had one brother, and three sister. While growing up Johnson had German, Ulster, and English ancestry. All thought out school, Johnson was not the most outgoing kid. But soon came his 11th…
faith of many Americans through his decisions on Vietnam, Johnson resorted to begging twenty-five year old Doris Goodwin to help him with his memoir. As great a story teller Johnson had been, he was never able to apply his colorful techniques to an unknown audience, which is apparent as a major weakness shown throughout his political career. Thus the dullness that was recorded in his interviews led to an inevitable unsuccessful book. Johnson soon began making it clear that he no longer wanted…