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Events on Thursday 27 August 1908 1
1908 – 1973Lyndon B. Johnson36th President — Great Society, Vietnam WarLyndon B. Johnson (Aug 27, 1908 – Jan 22, 1973) was the 36th President 1963-1969. He passed landmark civil rights legislation and the Great Society programmes, but was consumed by the Vietnam War and chose not to seek re-election.