What’s Happening? 1965- Star Trek series begins airing on TV 1965- Miniskirt first appears 1966- all three TV networks start broadcasting in color 1967- first heart transplant performed 1967- first Super Bowl played- Packers defeated the Chiefs

Lyndon B. Johnson 36th President 1963-1969

LBJ From Texas First Lady- Lady Bird Johnson 2 daughters Vice President Hubert Humphrey 1st president sworn in by a woman Only president sworn in on a plane

Great Society Johnson’s idea to reform American society both socially and economically Called for a “war on poverty” and an end to racial injustice By end of his presidency, Congress had passed 206 of his measures including the creation of Medicare (for those 65 and older) and Medicaid (for the poor) and federal housing for the poor

1964 Election LBJ ran against AZ Republican Barry Goldwater Goldwater believed that federal gov’t had no business trying to rt social and economic wrongs such as poverty and discrimination; also suggested using nuclear weapons against Cuba and Vietnam LBJ won in a landslide w/ 61% of the popular vote and 90% of the electoral vote

The Warren Court Named after chief justice at the time- Earl Warren Banned prayer in public school Limited the power of communities to censor books and films Extended free speech to include symbolic speech- wearing political buttons, burning American flag, etc Ruled all suspects must be “read” their rights before questioning in the case Miranda vs. Arizona became known as “Miranda Rights”

Vietnam War Communists took over North Vietnam in 1950s By 1963 about 16,000 US forces were in South Vietnam trying to keep the Communists out In 1964 N Vietnamese (Vietcong) attacked an American Navy destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution which was not a declaration of war but granted LBJ broad military powers in Vietnam

The Vietcong The North Vietnamese known as the Vietcong used “hit and run” and ambush tactics and had good knowledge of the jungle terrain to their advantage Used booby traps and land mines and a network of elaborate tunnels that allowed the Vietcong to launch surprise attacks US underestimated the Vietcong’s ingenuity and resolve American morale dropped steadily throughout the war

The War at Home The Vietnam War was the first “living room war”- combat footage was shown nightly on network news Most of those who fought were drafted Many protests throughout the US, especially on college campuses War divided nation While many Americans were not happy with the US role in Vietnam, most were shocked to see protesters publicly criticize a war when Americans were fighting and dying in it A 1967 poll showed 70% of Americans believed war protests were acts of disloyalty

1968 Election By Feb 1968- 60% of Americans disapproved of Johnson’s handling of the war On March 31st LBJ announced he would not seek negotiations to end the war and then shocked the nation by announcing he would not run for reelection Race for the Democratic nomination became fierce

Death of Martin Luther King Martin Luther King, Jr. had been the leader of the Civil Rights Movement throughout the 1960s On April 4th, 1968 he stepped out onto the balcony of his hotel room in Memphis, TN and was shot and killed James Earl Ray was convicted of killing MLK Rage over MLK’s death led to the worst urban riots in US history

Robert F. Kennedy RFK, brother of JFK, had become the leading candidate in the Democratic primary On June 4th, 1968 RFK won the California primary making it very likely that he would win the Democratic nomination for president After giving a victory speech at a Los Angeles hotel, he was leaving through the kitchen when he was shot and killed by a young Palestinian immigrant named Sirhan Sirhan who was angry about Kennedy’s support for Israel

1968 Election 1968 Democratic Primary ended up b/w Eugene McCarthy and Hubert Humphrey McCarthy was very popular with the antiwar crowd Democratic Convention was held in Chicago and more than 10,000 antiwar protesters showed up and chaos ensued-Humphrey was nominated Republicans nominated Richard Nixon who ended up winning by more than 100 electoral votes even though he only won 43% of the popular vote