Timeline of the Lyndon B. Johnson presidency
The presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson began on November 22, 1963, when Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th president of the United States following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. His term ended on January 20, 1969.
November 22 – Following the , Johnson becomes the president of the United States. He is sworn in on Air Force One while the plane is still in Dallas, with former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy at his side.
assassination of President John F. Kennedy
November 27 – President Johnson addresses a joint session of Congress calling on legislators to fulfill Kennedy's legacy and pass civil rights and tax legislation, delivering the "" speech.
Let Us Continue
November 29 – The is created by President Johnson after signing Executive Order 11130.[1]
Warren Commission
December 17 –
Clean Air Act
January 1 – The White House announces that President Johnson has ordered an inquiry by the government into increases in selective steel prices.
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January 3 – President Johnson attends church services and visits the grave of the late President .[3]
John F. Kennedy
January 4 – President Johnson delivers the 1965 State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress, launching the program and saying additional ideas will be sent to Congress within six weeks.[4]
Great Society
January 20 – Johnson is into his full term as President of the United States by Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Hubert Humphrey is sworn in for his full term as Vice President.
sworn
March 15 – President Johnson delivers a speech before a of Congress, urging them to support the Voting Rights Act. He references the song "We Shall Overcome", commonly used by the American civil rights movement.[5]
joint session
March 20 – President Johnson federalizes the and orders them to protect civil rights marchers in the third Selma to Montgomery march.[6]
Alabama National Guard
March 26 – President Johnson delivers televised remarks announcing the arrests of responsible for the murder of civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo.[7]
Klansmen
April 7 – President Johnson delivers his "Peace Without Conquest" speech, declaring US support in assisting to prevent its military conquest by North Vietnam.[8]
South Vietnam
April 28 – President Johnson deploys U.S. military forces to the to protect U.S. civilians during the Dominican Civil War and to stabilize the nation against potential communist rebels.[9]
Dominican Republic
June 14 – The White House displays the work of American artists at the White House Festival of the Arts.
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July 28 – President Johnson announces further deployment of U.S. military forces to Vietnam, raising U.S. presence there to 125,000 men and increasing the monthly draft call to 35,000.
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July 30 –
Social Security Amendments of 1965
August 9 – President Johnson accepts a proposal from to build the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas.[13]
William Womack Heath
August 10 –
Housing and Urban Development Act
August 11 – result in 34 deaths, over 1,000 injuries, and widespread property damage and looting in Los Angeles.[14]
Watts riots
September 10 – President Johnson visits shortly after it was struck by Hurricane Betsy, which flooded over 3/4ths of the city.[15]
New Orleans
October 3 –
Immigration and Nationality Act
November 8 –
Higher Education Act
January 6 – The text of a telegram by President Johnson to is released on the bulletin board in the White House's Press Room.[16]
Carl Sandburg
January 6 – The text of a telegram by President Johnson to the ailing is released on the bulletin board in the Press Room.[17]
Chester Nimitz
January 7 – President Johnson issues a statement on the members of the Advisory Council on Insured Loans to Students.
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January 7 – President Johnson issues Proclamation 3696, a termination of increased duty on clinical thermometers imports.
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January 10 – President Johnson releases a statement mourning the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri.[20]
Prime Minister of India
January 10 – In a statement, President Johnson announces the appointment of James L. Goddard for Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
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January 11 – President Johnson issues Executive Order 11265, amending a prior executive order to establish the National Defense.
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January 12 – President Johnson delivers the to a joint session of Congress.[23]
1966 State of the Union Address
January 13 – President Johnson holds his fifty-third news conference in the Fish Room during the afternoon. President Johnson answers questions from reporters on the , Vietnam, Housing and Urban Development Department, women in military service, and continuation of American peace efforts.[24]
District of Columbia
February 5 – President Johnson meets with South Vietnamese officials, including prime minister and head of state Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, in Honolulu, Hawaii to discuss the Vietnam War.[25]
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
February 8 – President Johnson releases the .
Honolulu Declaration
September 9 – President Johnson signs the , noting that more Americans were being killed by automobile accidents than the ongoing conflict in Vietnam.[28]
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
October 15 – is established.
Black Panther Party
November 1 – President Johnson attends the dedication of Johnson Hill in Korea.
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November 1 – President Johnson arrives at in Anchorage, Alaska, delivering remarks on his last visit to the state and states his satisfaction with the state's choice of representatives in Congress.[30]
Elmendorf Air Force Base
November 1 – President Johnson delivers remarks to American and Korean service members on American involvement in and contemporary foreign policy issues in the Mess Hall, Camp Stanley.[31]
World War II
November 2 – President Johnson delivers remarks at Dulles International Airport on the four goals the seven nations that conferred during the Manila Conference agreed to and his views on developments abroad outside of American involvement.
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November 2 – President Johnson signs the Fish Protein Concentrate Act into law in the Ballroom at the Anchorage Westward Hotel. Johnson says the legislation "will make it possible to apply the results of research from the laboratory to the economic large-scale production of a wholesome, nutritious protein concentrate."
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November 2 – President Johnson addresses the Korean National Assembly reflecting on American intervention in the and speaks on advancements being taken on by the region under the leadership of President Park Chung-hee.[34]
Korean War
November 3 – The White House announces President Johnson will undergo abdominal and throat surgery within the following fifteen days.
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November 3 – President Johnson signs two bills authorizing over 10 billion in federal aid for education, adding that the legislation represents an investment in America's youth.
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November 3 – American spokesmen confirm American warships have relocated to the shipping channels off the coast of North Vietnam along with the US forces and shore batteries having exchanged fire.
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November 30 – In a letter to Chairman of the National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children Meredith Wilson, President Johnson states his appreciation for the report on the summer education programs for disadvantaged children and actions relating to it being taken by the administration.
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November 30 – In a statement, President Johnson says the reorganization of the Bureau of Prisons "results from our concern over the high rate of crime among previous offenders and our determination to do something about it" and notes figures that support the notion that reducing repeat offenders will decrease the crime rate.
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December 7 – The White House announced that an agreement had been reached between member states on the Outer Space Treaty.[40]
United Nations
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