Johnson becomes PresidentSWBAT: UNDERSTAND THE CIRCUMSTANCES LYNDON JOHNSON BECOMES PRESIDENT.

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The Assassination

On November 22, 1963 President Kennedy and his wife sat in the back of an open air limo with Texas governor John Connally and his wife in the front.

As the limo approached a state building known as the Texas School Book Depository, 3 rifle shots rang through the air.

A bullet hit President Kennedy in the head and injured the Texas governor.

The car raced to the nearest hospital, but it was too late.

At 12:30 pm, the president was dead.

The Perpetrator

Lee Harvey Oswald, a 24 year old ex-marine, was found in a Dallas movie theatre and arrested.

Allegedly, his palm print matched the print on the rifle used to assassinate the president.

On November 24, millions watched as Oswald himself was assassinated while being transferred between jails by nightclub owner Jack Ruby,

The Funeral

The next day, the world watched the televised funeral of John F. Kennedy.

Upon Kennedy’s death, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president of the United States.

The Warren Commission

The bizarre chain of events following the assassination made some wonder whether it was part of a conspiracy.

In 1963 the Warren Commission investigated and claimed that Oswald acted alone, he shot from the Book Depository, and proposed the single bullet theory.

The bullet passed through President Kennedy’s neck and Governor Connally’s chest and wrist and embedded itself in the Governor’s thigh.

The problem?

Many witnesses said shots rang out from the grassy area ahead of the car.

if the SB theory is right, it traversed 15 layers of clothing, 7 layers of skin, and approximately 15 inches of tissue, struck a necktie knot, removed 4 inches of rib, and shattered a radius bone.

Kennedy’s Legacy

In addition to Kennedy’s involvement with the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy also made positive changes both in the US and abroad.

In the US, he helped stimulate the economy out of a recession and helped finance the space program.

Abroad he established the Alliance for Progress and the Peace Corps, which became a huge success.

Lyndon Johnson’s Agenda

Johnson’s main goal was to tackle the war on poverty.

In August, 1964 Congress enacted the Economic Opportunity Act which did the following: Created the Job Corps

Created project Head Start, an education program for underprivileged preschoolers.

Provided small business loans

Also called for the creation of the Great Society.

The Great Society

Johnson envisioned a society with a higher standard of living, equal opportunity, and a richer quality of life for all.

Education: Passed funding for new textbooks and library materials.

Healthcare: Created Medicare (for people 65+) and Medicaid (need-based aid for

welfare recipients).

Housing: Appropriated money for low-cost living options for urban familes

The Great Society Cont.

Immigration: Immigration Act of 1960: ended immigration quotas which opened

up immigration for non-Europeans.

Environment: Forced states to clean up their local rivers and water supplies.

Consumer Protection: Set up safety standards for automobiles and tires. Further controlled the food industry to ensure high quality food

items.

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