Lyndon B. Johnson
Historical Figure

Lyndon B. Johnson

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

About Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Johnson was vice president under John F. Kennedy from 1961 until Kennedy's assassination in 1963, when he assumed the presidency. Before becoming vice president, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress, representing Texas as a member of the Democratic Party.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Independence1945 CE – 1975 CE

Vietnamese Independence

Vietnam's three-decade struggle for independence and reunification: first defeating France at Dien Bien Phu (1954), then fighting the US-backed South Vietnam in a devastating war ending with North Vietnamese victory and reunification in 1975.

War1955 CE – 1975 CE

Vietnam War

A Cold War proxy conflict between North Vietnam (communist, Soviet/Chinese-backed) and South Vietnam (US-backed) that killed over 3 million people.