PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE GREAT SOCIETY PROGRAM
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Question
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Lyndon B. Johnson, who became President when John F. Kennedy was assassinated, was
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never elected president by the people
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an experienced politician
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opposed to the Great Society
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mistrusted because he was a Catholic
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -He had previously served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963 under President John F. Kennedy, and was sworn in shortly after Kennedy’s assassination. A Democrat from Texas, Johnson also served as a U.S. representative, U.S. senator and the Senate’s majority leader.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lyndon B. Johnson’s tenure as the 36th president of the United States began on November 22, 1963 following the assassination of President Kennedy and ended on January 20, 1969. He had been vice president for 1, 036 days when he succeeded to the presidency.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson ascended to the presidency.
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