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    Politics and power can do crazy things to people. It can change their minds of belief just to be in favor of others.That is exactly what LBJ did with his presidential powers of being in charge of the nation. LBJ was president from 1963 to 1969 and in this time he passed the Civil Rights Act, but for all his life he favored against this act. Why was he all of a sudden favoring it. Lyndon B. Johnson was politically favoring this act shown by favoring the nation's interest, the 1957 vote, and saying

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    politically powerful men do unexpected things. LBJ was a proud Texan. LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because of his strong principle beliefs. When he was a young adult he was a teacher for a segregated school and used part of his paycheck on them. I know LBJ's choice was principle because he was a teacher for a segregated school, he was willing to give up his chance at the next presidency, and he got the chance to give his own opinion. LBJ started out teaching in a small poor town.

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    Social Programs … Wasteful spending included various social programs. Massive LBJ social programs such as The Great Society and the War on Poverty were expensive failures. Not only did they cost a lot, they set in motion negative costly social behavior. These programs

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    African Americans; although the Emancipation Proclamation did not fully free slaves .. it was a start. LBJ & Lincoln had more differences than similarities,

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    18 year old Natali Zarate has big plans this Saturday night. She and her LBJ High School classmates are going to prom. "We also do have plans for an after party,"she said. Zarate knows for some alcohol will play a part in the celebration. "There are other people who are going to attempt to drink and drive maybe," she said. That's why Austin Police are paying a visit to the campus. It's a community partnership with LBJ High School to empower students with

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    change LBJ's mind about civil rights? Rather than having good intentions from the start, LBJ was most likely influenced to do the right thing because of politics. Of course, it could be argued that he did all of these things because of principle, rather than politics, it doesn't seem very likely. Though that is a possibility, nonetheless, we believe it's because of politics, instead, due to various reasons. First, LBJ was born in the South, and was raised hating blacks, and did seem to hate them for quite

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    Johnson (LBJ), was one of the most memorable as well as divided politicians in US history. With a humble past of teaching at segregated schools for 3 years, he had all the heart of someone to end slavery. But upon becoming a Senator, this seemed to change. During his Senate years, time and time again showed his dislike for Civil Rights. When President, he was a whirlwind of a worker to push this bill through. What changed, what didn’t, along with what drove him to do this. When LBJ first left

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    the United States and V.P. Lyndon Baines Johnson. LBJ and JFK were elected as president, with similarities between the two, as well a common vision for America. However, they came from vastly different backgrounds during their lifetime, which affected how they ran the country as they were the president. It is not surprising for presidents of the modern age to come from different wealth backgrounds. This is the case with John F. Kennedy and LBJ. Kennedy grew up with a rich family and with politics

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    Immediately after a new president is sworn into office, it is the de facto rule that he address his people with a message of thanks, a reminder of what was and hope for what is to come. The “Inaugural Address,” by President Lyndon Baines Johnson and the “Inaugural Address,” by President Barack Obama both utilize persuasive rhetorical purpose supported by nariation and evaluation in an effort to unify the people of America under a new President’s promise of leadership and change. President Barack

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    Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States. LBJ was very much involved in the political field as a Democrat, and he is one out of four people who served in all four elected federal offices of the United States (Representative, Senator, Vice President, and President). LBJ became president due to the assassination of John F. Kennedy as he was his running mate for the 1960 presidential election. He designed a piece of legislation called “Great Society” that

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