AMERICAN HISTORY

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Introduction

Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) inherited his political career on both sides of the family, along with a Baptist tradition of preachers and teachers. Both his father and paternal grandfather were members of the Texas House of Representatives. His ideology, service, and political vision helped America to combat some of the historic events that could pose many problems for the state. This essay looks into a detailed account of his life and achievements, while stating his underlying political beliefs and ideologies that helped shape the face of America.

The new president had the enormous two weapons: an extraordinary strong personality and mastery of high-action figures and the U.S. Congress may not have matched the one in American history. Johnson served as president since 1954 and until 1960. According to his biographer Robert Dallek, "served as leader of the majority the most effective in the history of the Senate."

Discussion

Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th President of the United States after November 22, 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. On assuming office, Johnson, a Texan who had served in the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, has launched an ambitious list of progressive reforms aimed at alleviating poverty and creating what he calls a "Great Society" ("large company ") for all Americans. Lyndon Baines Johnson was born in Stonewall, Texas on August 27th, 1908. His parents, Samuel Johnson and Baines Rebkah have only modest farm and cannot offer him the minimum. He attended public schools and graduated from secondary school leaving high school in Johnson City in 1924 (Schulman, 2006, pp. 20).

In 1927, Johnson enrolled in the "Southwest Texas State Teachers College" to become a teacher. He graduated after only 312 days, despite the fact that he participates in discussions and campus politics, he edits the school newspaper and he is absent for a year to teach. Right after graduation, Johnson teaches "taking public speaking" and "debate" in a school in Houston but he quickly resigned to enter politics. Johnson's father was elected to five terms in the parliament of Texas and was a friend of Senator Sam Rayburn, one of the rising stars of Texas politics. In 1931, Johnson campaigned for Richard M. Kleberg and is rewarded with a post to the secretariat of the newly elected Senator. After the assassination of the president in Dallas, became president that served nearly six years (1963-1968), after being reelected in 1964. Johnson starred in a strongly progressive policy on the inside (Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act in 1965, extending Social Security), with an aggressively anti-Communist policy abroad.

Johnson's first important act was the invasion of Santo Domingo in 1965 to prevent access to the power of a leftist coalition that could ally with the Castro regime in Cuba. His major concern during his tenure was, however, the war in Vietnam where he was the president who starred in the escalation of U.S. intervention. He accepted the so-called "domino theory" that silvered the fall ...