Johnson was Kennedy's vice president so he immediately became president. He was the fourth to be promoted to presidency by the assassination of the a president. Johnson's first message to the nation was the same day as the assassination. One of the most memorable lines from his speech was, "I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help, and God's."

Johnson's father was. Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. He was a farmer and schoolteacher. Both his father and his grandfather were in the Texas house of Representatives. Johnson's mother was Rebekah Baines Johnson. Johnson had a background in government and also in the Baptist church.

Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on Aug. 27, 1908, on a farm near Stonewall Texas. He was the oldest of five children. He had three sisters and a brother. When Lyndon was five, the family moved to Johnson City. To help earn money he shined shoes in the town's only barber shop, and herded goats for the local ranchers.

Johnson went to college at Southwest Texas State Teachers College. Johnson got his degree in 1930. Then he taught public speaking and debate at a Houston high school for two years.

The United States role in South Vietnam changed in 1965. In March United States planes began bombing military targets in North Vietnam. In June American forces started to fight. For most of the year the Johnson Administration was trying to fine a plan to end the conflict in Vietnam. All plans were rejected by North Korea. Johnson quit bombings to send in diplomats, but this was also rejected by North Vietnam. Johnson started bombing North Vietnam again.

This lead to his surprise decision to not run for a second full term. He said that the war divided the nation into two sides. These two sides were called the Hawks and the Doves. The Hawks asked for more military spending to get the miltary to end the war. The Doves wanted a withdrawal of military out of Vietnam. Johnson didn't want to deal with this so he decided that for the good of the nation he would not re-run for presidency.

Johnson retired to his ranch in Texas. President Nixon succeeded Johnson and took office in 1969. Johnson died of a fatal heart attack near the end of the Vietnam conflict. The space center near Houston was named Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center after him.

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