Lyndon B. Johnson

“Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, emancipation will be a proclamation but not a fact”-me

[Lyndon B. Johnson @johnsonapush18]

I feel the same way with Texas!! #twinsies #but #bros https://t.co/yRHQqdQALB

[Jimmy carter @CarterAPUSH2018]

When God decides to take me home , I want to be buried in my hometown of Plains, Georgia. Never forget where you came from ! #signingoff

[Lyndon B. Johnson @johnsonapush18]

Through my Great Society plan I created Medicare, Medicaid, a long lasting food stamp program, and the Vista Program #greatsociety #myplanwasthebestplan #unforgettable

[Lyndon B. Johnson @johnsonapush18]

My aim is not only to relieve the symptoms of poverty, but to cure it and, above all, prevent it #its #up #to #us

[Lyndon B. Johnson @johnsonapush18]

In January 1964 I declared an unconditional war on poverty #hadtodoit #noonelsewas #nowtheyknow

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Only 5 days after becoming president I took action for the civil rights bill#notimetowaste #letsgettoit

[Lyndon B. Johnson @johnsonapush18]

When 49 I had a severe heart attack which I was able to recover from by quitting smoking and eating healthy #health #matters

[Lyndon B. Johnson @johnsonapush18]

In 1943 I became Senate Minority leader and two years later I was elected into majority leader #I #did #that #HR #SML

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My nickname was Landslide Lyndon as I won many special elections such as the U.S. House of Representatives in 1931 #beat #that #1930swasmydecade

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I started as a teacher in the town of Cotulla I primarily taught Mexican American students #tbt

[Lyndon B. Johnson @johnsonapush18]

I have five younger siblings which made growing up poor just a little bit better #ragstoriches

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I was sworn into presidency on November 22, 1963 I still remember the anger around the murder that filled the world that day #gloomy #feelingblue

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Born and raised in Stonewall Texas #trueamerican #texasbaby #gobigorgohome #forevermyhome

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I was one of the four to hold all four elected positions #fourismore #welldeserved

[Lyndon B. Johnson @johnsonapush18]

Did you know that poverty levels had decreased immensely during my presidency #greatpresident #ididthat #helpthehomeless

[Lyndon B. Johnson @johnsonapush18]

There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it.

[Lyndon B. Johnson @johnsonapush18]

Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm.

[Lyndon B. Johnson @johnsonapush18]

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose #inspirational #thatsme

[Lyndon B. Johnson @johnsonapush18]

You may not know but I’m a #familyman with my wonderful wife Lady Bird Johnson and my two girls Lynda and Luci #lovethem #thebest

[Lyndon B. Johnson @johnsonapush18]

@ChavezAPUSH2018 I am following you because you were an advocate for the rights of Hispanics which I helped achieve during my presidency #latinas #matter #too

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@BClintonAPUSH18 I am following you because you also supported legal immigration into the U.S. #immigration #never #hurt #nobody