Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. He served as the 37th vice president under John F. Kennedy, assuming the presidency upon Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963. Johnson was a Democrat from Texas who served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives for nearly 24 years. His presidency saw the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the creation of Great Society programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, and a major escalation of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.