*LYNDON B.JOHNSON PASSES AWAY*
Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to by the initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969.
Formerly the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
He died on this day, 22 January, in 1973 at Stonewall, Texas, United States.
President Johnson's achievements:
In domestic policy, Johnson designed the "Great Society" legislation to expand Civil Rights, Public Broadcasting, Medicare, Medicaid, aid to Education, the arts, urban and rural development, public services and his "War on Poverty".
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