Johnson had a large majority of Democrats in Congress after the 1964 election.
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That U.S. president did not have a vice president because he himself was the vice president before he came president. He became president through the death of the President before him; therefore, giving him no vice president.
He won by a landslide after becoming president by accident when Kennedy was killed. He became "the people's choice" and it must have given him confidence to push his programs through Congress in the belief that he had the people behind him
The August, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
The 1964 presidential election was won by one Lyndon B. Johnson, who had taken over in the presidency when Kennedy was assassinated. Barry Goldwater was the other major candidate. He carried six states, and lost by quite a wide margin.
President Eisenhower 1953 -1961The 34th President of the United States was Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower was in office from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961.