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Thumbnail photo of President Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac by NCPC Staff Thumbnail photo of President Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac by NCPC Staff Thumbnail photo of President Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac by NCPC Staff Thumbnail photo of President Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac by NCPC Staff

Description

(1908-1973) 36th U.S. President. Became president following the assassination of President Kennedy. Responsible for designing the "Great Society" legislation that included laws that upheld civil rights, Medicare, Medicaid, aid to education, and his attempt to help the poor in his "War on Poverty." Simultaneously, he escalated American involvement in the Vietnam War.

National Park Service Information

Themes

American PresidentsAmerican Presidents
MilitaryMilitary
StatesmanshipStatesmanship

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Coordinates

38° 52' 43" N 77° 3' 5" W

Latitude/Longitude

38.878669520673228,-77.051315378046127

Authorized

1973 (87 Stat. 809)

Dedicated

1974

Sponsor

N/A

Owner

FEDERAL - NPS