LBJ
Great Society architect
LBJ is the initialism for Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, who assumed office after John F.
Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
The abbreviation became standard during his presidency, following the pattern of FDR and JFK.
LBJ is associated with the Great Society programs and the escalation of the Vietnam War.
Irish-origin surname, political dynasty
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- Great Society1960s federal reform initiative
- Civil Rights ActLaw prohibiting discrimination
- MedicareFederal senior health program
Voting Rights Act · 1960s · Democrat · Texas · White House · Oval Office · Barry Goldwater · War on Poverty
1960s federal reform initiative
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- MedicaidPublic health coverage for poor
- educationSystematic development of mind
poverty · legislation · social programs · War on Poverty · voting rights · Head Start · welfare · immigration reform
Traditional masculine name
- dunkBriefly submerge in liquid
- LakersLA basketball franchise
- MVPBest player award
- championshipCompetition for top rank
playoffs · triple-double · All-Star · scoring · rebound · assist · alley-oop · King James
Progressive increase in intensity
- draftPreliminary version of text
- domino theoryContagious political collapse belief
- credibility gapPerceived lack of truthfulness
- Tet OffensiveCoordinated 1968 guerrilla assault
antiwar protests · Pentagon Papers · quagmire · Vietnamization · troop buildup · bombing campaign · withdrawal · Westmoreland
Of considerable height
- toweringOf imposing height
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- TexanSouthwest state resident
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
larger-than-life · intimidating · persuasion · arm-twisting · bullying · physical presence · looming · forceful
Kennedy
Irish-origin surname, political dynasty
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- Great Society1960s federal reform initiative
- Civil Rights ActLaw prohibiting discrimination
Medicare · Voting Rights Act · 1960s · Democrat · Texas · White House · Oval Office · Barry Goldwater · War on Poverty · Head Start
Great Society
1960s federal reform initiative
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- MedicaidPublic health coverage for poor
education · poverty · legislation · social programs · War on Poverty · voting rights · Head Start · welfare · immigration reform · public broadcasting
James
Traditional masculine name
championship · playoffs · triple-double · All-Star · scoring · rebound · assist · alley-oop · King James · Miami
escalation
Progressive increase in intensity
- draftPreliminary version of text
- domino theoryContagious political collapse belief
- credibility gapPerceived lack of truthfulness
Tet Offensive · antiwar protests · Pentagon Papers · quagmire · Vietnamization · troop buildup · bombing campaign · withdrawal · Westmoreland · teach-ins
tall
Of considerable height
domineering · larger-than-life · intimidating · persuasion · arm-twisting · bullying · physical presence · looming · forceful
- World LeadersChurchill, Winston Churchill, Eisenhower, Gorbachev, Thatcher
- VeepsJoe Biden, Kamala Harris, Al Gore, Dick Cheney, Mike Pence
- Famous TexansSam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, George W. Bush
- Famous InitialsJFK, MLK, JLo, RDJ, FDR
- biopicsbiopic, biopics, Lincoln, Gandhi, biographical drama
- PresidentsAbraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump
Barry Goldwater · Calvin Coolidge · Herbert Hoover · Newt Gingrich · Milton Friedman
Muhammad Ali · Jane Fonda · antiwar movement · Ho Chi Minh · dove
Alabama segregationist politician