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American Experience
The Presidents: LBJ (Part 1)
Season 4
Episode 1
Sworn in after the assassination of JFK, Lyndon Johnson pushed progressive programs like the Civil Rights Act through Congress and won a term as president before the Vietnam War eroded his support.
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A biography from American Experience's collection of presidential portraits.
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Follow LBJ from rural Texas to his ascendancy to the presidency after the assassination of JFK.
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Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.