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1955-1969: We demand liberty and justice for all

November 22, 1963
President Kennedy is assassinated; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson assumes the presidency

Lyndon Baines Johnson taking presidential oath

Image Donated by Corbis - Bettmann

We’re devastated by the assassination. Even in this terrible situation, the Constitution provides an orderly succession of power. A somber Vice President Johnson becomes president on Air Force One.

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