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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.
AIR DATE 10/8/08
American Experience, TV’s most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
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