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Politician · Teacher
36th president of the United States. He was a person who expanded the Vietnam War while promoting civil rights laws and social welfare policies. It simultaneously shows the reforms and contradictions of postwar America. You can also see the changes in the times.
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Birth
Washington, D.C.
Work
Civil Rights Act of 1964
1964
Law
Great Society
1964–1968
Political event · Leader
Vietnam War
1965–1968
War · Leader
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Born in Texas, he worked as a teacher before entering politics. His experience learning about poverty and local politics in the South led to his later interest in social policy.
Advocating a "Great Society," he promoted civil rights laws, voting rights laws, and a health insurance system. He was skilled at parliamentary maneuvering and made great strides in domestic reform.
Domestically, he promoted the elimination of racial discrimination and anti-poverty measures, but in foreign policy, he led to the quagmire of the Vietnam War. Two evaluations coexist: one as a reformer and one as a war leader.
When you study Lyndon B. Johnson, you understand that America was shaken up in the 1960s by the civil rights movement, the welfare state, and the intervention of the Cold War. He is an important figure in contemporary American politics. It is also possible that it will have an impact on the institutions and memories of later generations.
