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1964 United States presidential election
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The 1964 United States presidential election was the 45th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Republican Senator Barry Goldwater in a landslide victory. Johnson was the fourth and most recent vice president to succeed the presidency following the death of his predecessor and win a full term in his own right. Johnson won the largest share of the popular vote for the Democratic Party in history, 61.1%, and the highest for any candidate since the advent of widespread popular elections in 1824.
Image: 37 Lyndon Johnson 3x 4
Image: 37 Lyndon Johnson 3x 4
Image: Goldwater and Miller (cropped)
Image: Goldwater and Miller (cropped)
President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)
President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)
Governor George Wallace of Alabama (1963–1967, 1971–1979, 1983–1987)
Governor George Wallace of Alabama (1963–1967, 1971–1979, 1983–1987)
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, under whom he had served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963. A Democrat from Texas, Johnson also served as a U.S. representative and U.S. senator.
Official portrait, 1964
Official portrait, 1964
A seven-year-old Johnson, wearing his trademark cowboy hat, at his childhood farmhouse near Stonewall, Texas, in 1915
A seven-year-old Johnson, wearing his trademark cowboy hat, at his childhood farmhouse near Stonewall, Texas, in 1915
Johnson as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve in March 1942
Johnson as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve in March 1942
Johnson's United States Senate portrait in the 1950s
Johnson's United States Senate portrait in the 1950s