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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson 00:05:27 1 Early years 00:09:45 2 Entry into politics 00:12:40 3 Career in U.S. House of Representatives (1937–1949) 00:14:30 3.1 Active military duty (1941–1942) 00:20:26 4 Career in U.S. Senate (1949–1961) 00:20:34 4.1 Contested 1948 election 00:23:31 4.2 Freshman senator to majority whip 00:25:20 4.3 Senate Democratic leader 00:29:31 5 Campaigns of 1960 00:30:24 5.1 Candidacy for president 00:31:59 5.2 Vice-presidential nomination 00:36:48 5.3 Re-election to U.S. Senate 00:38:26 6 Vice presidency (1961–1963) 00:44:10 7 Presidency (1963–1969) 00:44:45 7.1 Succession 00:48:33 7.2 Legislative initiatives 00:49:48 7.3 Civil Rights Act 00:54:25 7.4 The Great Society 00:55:21 7.5 1964 presidential election 01:01:19 7.6 Voting Rights Act 01:06:37 7.7 Immigration 01:07:26 7.8 Federal funding for education 01:11:03 7.9 "War on Poverty" and healthcare reform 01:14:21 7.10 Transportation 01:15:09 7.11 Gun control 01:15:45 7.12 Space program 01:17:17 7.13 Urban riots 01:19:55 7.14 Backlash against Johnson (1966–1967) 01:22:46 7.15 Vietnam War 01:24:04 7.15.1 1964 01:27:59 7.15.2 1965 01:31:52 7.15.3 1966 01:36:31 7.15.4 1967 01:42:43 7.15.5 1968 01:47:32 7.16 The Six-Day War and Israel 01:49:26 7.17 Surveillance of Martin Luther King 01:50:18 7.18 International trips 01:51:45 7.19 1968 presidential election 01:56:50 7.20 Judicial appointments 01:58:26 8 Post-presidency (1969–1973) 02:01:37 8.1 Heart issues 02:03:32 9 Death and funeral 02:07:56 10 Personality and public image 02:12:12 11 Legacy 02:13:56 11.1 Major legislation signed 02:16:17 11.2 Significant regulatory changes 02:16:35 12 See also Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio: https://assistant.google.com/services/invoke/uid/0000001a130b3f91 Other Wikipedia audio articles at: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wikipedia+tts Upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts Speaking Rate: 0.8828314487327293 Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-F "I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." - Socrates SUMMARY ======= Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Formerly the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A Democrat from Texas, Johnson also served as a United States Representative and as the Majority Leader in the United States Senate. Johnson is one of only four people who have served in all four federal elected positions.Born in a farmhouse in Stonewall, Texas, Johnson was a high school teacher and worked as a congressional aide before winning election to the US House of Representatives in 1937. He won a contested election to the US Senate in 1948 and was appointed to the position of Senate Majority Whip in 1951. He became the Senate Minority Leader in 1953 and the Senate Majority Leader in 1955. He became known for his domineering personality and the "Johnson treatment", his aggressive coercion of powerful politicians to advance legislation. Johnson ran for the Democratic nomination in the 1960 presidential election. Although unsuccessful, he accepted the invitation of then-Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts to be his running mate. They went on to win a close election over the Republican ticket of Richard Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. On November 22, 1963, Kennedy was assassinated and Johnson succeeded him as president. The following year, Johnson won in a landslide, defeating Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona. With 61.1 percent of the popular vote, Johnson won the largest share of the popular vote of any candidate since the largely uncontested 1820 election. In domestic policy, Johnson designed the "Great Society" legislation to expand civil rights, public broadcasting, Medicare, Medicaid, aid to education, the arts, urban and rural development, public services and his "War on Poverty". Assisted in part by a growing economy, the War on Poverty helped millions of Americans rise above the poverty line during his administration. Civil rights bi ... |