He declared that he would not run for an additional term as president.
Tenure of Office Act of 1867 made it illegal for the President to fire a cabinet member without the approval of Congress. It was used as grounds for impeaching President Andrew Johnson. It was later declared to be unconstitutional.
One of President Johnson's first official acts as president was the investigation into the assasination of President Kennedy.
Andrew Johnson, US Senate from Tennessee in 1875.
President Johnson kept an open mind about the various plans for reconstruction. Andrew Johnson served as the 17th U.S. President.
In a series of speeches, Lyndon Baines Johnson declared an unconditional war on poverty and said the nation to set its course toward a Great Society
Lyndon Johnson was the president who declared war on poverty. Poverty won.
measures to provide healthcare for those in need
He declared that he would not run for an additional term as president.
The term "declaration of unconditional war" probably doesn't officially exist. It's either a formal declaration of war or not. The US hasn't declared war since WWII. Atom bombs have made total wars impractical; a declared war implies total war (which is why the US used atomic weapons in WWII, WWII was total war). In 1964 LBJ went to war against North Vietnam. Eisenhower and Kennedy went to war against the communists in SOUTH Vietnam, but President Johnson (LBJ) commenced bombing NORTH Vietnam after naval forces of NORTH Vietnam attacked US destroyers in the Tonkin Gulf in '64.
He formally announced that he would not seek reelection to the presidency.
President Lyndon B. Johnson declared 'war on poverty' in his State of the Union address January 8, 1964 and the "Economic Opportunity Act of 1964" was signed into law August 20, 1964 .
Tenure of Office Act of 1867 made it illegal for the President to fire a cabinet member without the approval of Congress. It was used as grounds for impeaching President Andrew Johnson. It was later declared to be unconstitutional.
It was stopped by president Johnsonβs b*tchass
Waterloo, New York was declared as the birthplace of Memorial Day in Presidential Proclamation 3727 signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 26, 1966. Waterloo was also declared as such by House Concurrent Resolution 587 of the Eighty-ninth Congress.
Andrew Johnson was president from 1865 to 1869. Lyndon B Johnson was president from 1963 to 1969.
Johnson was vice-president under Lincoln. After Lincoln was killed, Johnson became president.