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- He was born on August 27th 1908
in central Texas, near Johnson City - In 1927 he enrolled in Southwest Texas State Teachers´ College in San Marcos. Even though he participated actively in debate and campus politics, edited the school paper, and spent a year away from his studies teaching at schools, he managed to graduate in 312 days - 1934: He married Claudia “Lady Bird” Taylor, they had two daughters, Lynda Bird and Luci Baines - 1960: He was elected John F. Kennedy´s Vice President - On November 22nd 1963, when Kennedy was assassinated, Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th president of the United States, he was president until 1969 - His political goal was to create a “Great Society that demands an end to poverty and racial injustice.” - Important events while he was in office: Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Vietnam War - He died in 1973 
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