36th President of the United States

Lyndon B. Johnson

“LBJ”

In office

Nov. 22, 1963 – Jan. 20, 1969

Party

Democratic

Home state

Texas

Lived

1908–1973

Days in office

1,886

In order

No. 36: after John F. Kennedy, before Richard Nixon

Vice president

Hubert Humphrey

Key achievements & events

• Signed the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965)
• Launched the "Great Society" and "War on Poverty"
• Created Medicare and Medicaid (1965)
• Escalated the Vietnam War, which divided the country

Remember: He was sworn in aboard Air Force One after Kennedy's assassination. He chose not to run for re-election in 1968.