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Lyndon B. Johnson During The Vietnam War
Lyndon B Johnson was born on August 27th, 1908. Johnson lived on a ranch in Texas with his wife and 2 daughters. In the 1960 election, Lyndon B Johnson was elected Vice President behind John F Kennedy. On November 22, 1963 when John F Kennedy was assassinated and by the power of the 25th amendment Johnson became President. Johnson was the 16th president of the United States and his vision was to build “A Greater Society” for the people. In Johnson’s presidency he had roles such as commander in chief, chief legislator, chief executive, etc.
While Johnson was president he was commander in chief during the Vietnam war after Kennedy died. Some say Johnson did not do a good job during the Vietnam war and it came to be viewed as Johnson’s war. Johnson
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