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How Johnson Fought the War on Poverty: The Economics and ....
Riding A Wave of Empathy
On November 22, 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as President of the United States after the killing of John F.
Kennedy.
The assassination of Kennedy left American citizens reeling.
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They felt empathy, even sympathy for Johnson as he became president under such difficult circumstances. Johnson took advantage of this support to push through key elements of Kennedy’s legislative agenda—in particular, civil rights legislation and tax cuts.
By the time he became President, Johnson wasn’t a green politician nor a pushover.
After serving stints in the U.S. House of Representative and the U.S. Senate—where he was the youngest Senate minority leader and then Senate majority leader—he’d earned a reputation as a powerful leader who knew how to get things done.
He became Kennedy’s running mate in 1960 and was sworn in as Vice President of the United States in January 1961.
By the time Kennedy was killed, the public knew Johnson could get things done and was pre