Lyndon B. Johnson

use it. And I hope that you will use it with me.” (Lyndon Johnson). On March 15, 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson, the president at the time, gave a riveting speech to congress and to the American people to try to quell the violent demonstrations for racial equality and establish equal voting rights for all. Throughout his speech, “We Shall Overcome”, Mr. Johnson used a wide variety of persuasive techniques to ensure the success of the speech. Mr. Johnson created pathos by using emotionally loaded…

The Vietnam war was a huge part of history for both Vietnam and the United States. While John F. Kennedy was in office, he had a great impact on the war with his leadership, aiding South Vietnam in the war. During the war, the North side of Vietnam was battling the South side of Vietnam. South Vietnam started this feud because they wanted to reunify Vietnam as one (much like North and South Korea today). We aided South Vietnam with the economic and military aid, along with South Korea, Thailand,…

foundation for the future of our great nation. During this period of change a group of individuals arose that would become a legacy to later represent the ideals and aspirations of our country. These individuals would be known as John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon and it would be these men’s decisions and influence that would define and shape the…

WAR ON POVERTY PAST VS. PRESENT It’s been more than a half-century since President Johnson officially launched the War on Poverty, in his State of the Union address delivered on this day in 1964, and declared that the U.S. had “the power to eliminate poverty from an entire continental nation.” Look a little deeper and the temptation grows. The lowest percentage in poverty since we started counting was 11.1 percent in 1973. The rate…

On March 15th, 2015, in the USA Today news article, "50 years ago, LBJ and 'We Shall Overcome ' " by David Jackson, examined the impact that Lyndon B. Johnson 's speech had on the American public and government in the previous era and in the modern era with a brief history during. Furthermore, the speech, "We Shall Overcome" by Lyndon B. Johnson was a great speech because of his usage of allusion, understatement, and parallelism. By using these rhetorical elements and the two of the three types…

large mark, and even some that have changed the course of political campaigning. Few of the oldies-but-goodies have been updated, repurposed, and made prevalent in this year’s election cycle. One of these ads was put on television in 1964 by the Lyndon Johnson campaign and was redone and reused by the Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016. This ad is known as the Peace Little Girl (Daisy) ad in 1964 and called Daisy in 2016 as titled on the Living Room Candidate website. In these two ads I will…

Finally, on July 2, 1964, that goal was realized, as President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The law was intended to end discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin and has often called the most important U.S. law on civil rights since Reconstruction (1865–77). Though near-universally…

The Bill of the Century: The Epic Battle for the Civil Rights Act by Clay Risen is a book that tells about the struggle to get the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed. The author, Clay Risen, is the Senior Staff Editor of the New York Times, and has written other books including, A Nation on Fire: America in the Wake of the King Assassination and, American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye: A Guide to the Nation’s Favorite Spirit. He has also written for The New Republic, Smithsonian, and The New York Times…

With this event, President Johnson wanted revenge on North Vietnam and passed an attack plan. Additionally, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin which gave President Johnson the power to do whatever he wanted to do concerning North Vietnam. After many years of fighting, President Johnson and American forces believed the enemy was on verge of defeat; but, unfortunately, that was not case. On January 30, 1968…

racists and segregationists to court for restriction of equal rights that were given to other people. The african americans gained popular following by a majority of the united states and caused the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to be signed by LBJ (Lyndon B. Johnson). The events here gave way to many court cases that shaped the way they would be handled in the future. Before the act was signed, many people fought to make this happen. Most notable was Martin Luther King and his famous “I Have a…