Lyndon B. Johnson | |
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36th President of the United States | |
In office November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969 | |
Vice President |
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Preceded by | John F. Kennedy |
Succeeded by | Richard Nixon |
37th Vice President of the United States | |
In office January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 | |
President | John F. Kennedy |
Preceded by | Richard Nixon |
Succeeded by | Hubert Humphrey |
United States Senator from Texas | |
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961 | |
Preceded by | W. Lee O’Daniel |
Succeeded by | William A. Blakley |
Senate Majority Leader | |
In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961 | |
Deputy | |
Preceded by | William F. Knowland |
Succeeded by | Mike Mansfield |
Senate Minority Leader | |
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | |
Deputy | Earle C. Clements |
Preceded by | Styles Bridges |
Succeeded by | William F. Knowland |
Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus | |
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961 | |
Preceded by | Ernest McFarland |
Succeeded by | Mike Mansfield |
Senate Majority Whip | |
In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | |
Leader | Ernest McFarland |
Preceded by | Francis J. Myers |
Succeeded by | Leverett Saltonstall |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas‘s 10th district | |
In office April 10, 1937 – January 3, 1949 | |
Preceded by | James P. Buchanan |
Succeeded by | Homer Thornberry |
Personal details | |
Born | Lyndon Baines Johnson August 27, 1908 |
Died | January 22, 1973 (aged 64) Stonewall, Texas, U.S. |
Resting place | Johnson Family Cemetery, Stonewall, Texas, U.S.[1] |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Lady Bird Johnson (m. 1934) |
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Unit | U.S. Naval Reserve |
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