On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Within hours of the assassination, Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn into office as the 36th President of the United States. Thus began a presidency that was to bring about two seismic ruptures in U. S. culture. Johnson's promotion of civil rights and his aggressive pursuit of war in Vietnam split the nation along political lines that are evident even today. With…More
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