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=**Lyndon B. Johnson 36th President 1963- 1965**=

Overview
Lyndon B. Johnson was born on August 27, 1908. He lived in the central part of Texas. He was some what of a poor boy growing up but managed to go to college at southwest Texas State Teachers college. As a job he taught students that were Mexicans and had little money. In 1934 Johnson married a woman by the name of Claudia Taylor. While World War II was going on Johnson served in the army as a commander. In the year 1948 Johnson was elected to senate. Johnson then started to make his way up.

Central Point
In 1960 Johnson was president Kennedy's running mate as vice president. Kennedy and Johnson won the election and he became the new vice president. In 1963, in November, President Kennedy was assassinated. As the Vice Presidents job Johnson was then sworn in as the President of the United States. Johnson did great things as president: "to build a great society, a place where the meaning of man's life matches the marvels of man's labor." This is what Johnson wanted to do. When he first became president he finished out all the work that Kennedy had been working on and then moved to his own ideas. in 1964 Johnson won the election and became president for his own term. The Great Society Program became Johnson's main focus. Johnson helped with the Social Security Act and he also had three men successfully orbit the earth. A quotation by Johnson to the astronauts: "You've taken ... all of us, all over the world, into a new era. . . . " Johnson tried to negotiate the Vietnam war and when he left office their were the beginning of peace talks.

Conclusion
On January 22, 1973 Lyndon B. Johnson died of a heart attack in his Texas home. Johnson was a great president and he really helped the society. He collected money for Social Security which many people are still using today. When Kennedy was killed Johnson had big shoes to fill. He filled them well and was a great president for the United States of America.