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Also Known As Lyndon Baines Johnson • LBJ
Born August 27, 1908 • Texas
Died January 22, 1973 (aged 64) • San Antonio • Texas
Title / Office presidency of the United States of America (1963-1969), United States • vice president of the United States of America (1961-1963), United States • vice president (1960-1963), United States • United States Senate (1949-1961), United States • House of Representatives (1937-1949), United States
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Notable Family Members spouse Lady Bird Johnson
Role In Civil Rights Act • Great Society • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution • Gulf of Tonkin incident • United States presidential election of 1960 • United States presidential election of 1964 • United States presidential election of 1968 • Vietnam War • Voting Rights Act • assassination of John F. Kennedy • Fair Housing Act • Freedom of Information Act • National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act • War on Poverty

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