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2. Lyndon B. Johnson (aka: LBJ) 1963-1969 Lyndon Baines Johnson was born August 27, 1908 in Texas near Johnson City, which his family helped settle. As a boy Johnson grew up as the son of a politician. His father Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. served five terms in the Texas Legislature. In 1913 they moved to Johnson City where Lyndon went to Johnson City High School. In 1927 he took his mother’s advice (Rebekah Baines Johnson) and enrolled in college and went to Southwest Texas State Teachers College, but in 1928 he quit college to become a principal at a school for Mexican children. In 1934 Lyndon met Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Taylor while was in Austin, Texas on a business trip. On November 17, 1934 Claudia and Lyndon were married in San Antonio, Texas at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (They had 2 daughters Lynda Bird Johnson born 3/19/44 and Luci Baines born 6/2/47). After working as a principal Johnson was elected to House of Representatives in 1938, he remained in the house until 1949 for a brief tour of active duty in the Navy during World War II. In 1960 Johnson was John F. Kennedy running mate, and was Kennedy’s Vice President for three years before Kennedy’s assassination in 63’. In 64’ he won the election with more than 61% of the popular vote. He created the Office of Economic Opportunity to coordinate the many federal assistance programs, which varied in their success, among the successful were the Headstart programs preschool children and Medicare and Medicaid programs for the elderly. Johnson biggest downfall was the Vietnam War. The bombing campaign and massive buildup of troops in 1965 that followed the Gulf of Tonkin incident witch made a conflict in the nature of the war. The economy was good in 1967 because of the draft of young men to fight in the Vietnam War, and the stock market was also good too. The social issues that were affecting our country were segregation of blacks and whites. Johnson wasn’t the most popular president in the United States. In January 1973 President Johnson died of a heart attack.

3. Top Ten Songs Of 1967 • The Beatles – “ Penny Lane “ • Aretha Franklin - “ Respect “ • The Rollin Stones – “ Lets Spend The Night Together “ • The Who – “ I can see For Miles “ • Jackie Wilson – “ Your Love Keep Lifting ,e “ • Sam & Dave - : Soul Man “ • The Doors – “ Light My Fire “ • The Buffalo Springfield – “ For What It’s Worth “ • Procal Harum - “ A Whiter Shade of Pale “ • Otis Redding – “ Try a Little Tenderness Respect By: Aretha Franklin (oo) What you want(oo) Baby, I got(oo) What you need(oo) Do you know I got it?(oo) All I'm askin'(oo) Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home(just a little bit) mister (just a little bit)I ain't gonna do you wrong while you're goneAin't gonna do you wrong (oo) 'cause I don't wanna (oo)All I'm askin' (oo)

4. Muhammad Ali “Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything” –Muhammad Ali Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky to Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. and Odessa Grady Clay. Muhammad’s father was a sign painter who loved to sing, act and dance and his mother worked as a cleaning lady when money was tight. When Muhammad was twelve he started boxing. He had reported that his bike was stolen to a police officer named Joe Martin and he gave him boxing lessons in a local youth center. Martin saw that Ali had great talent and featured him on a television show called “Tomorrow’s Champions”. Soon he was working out at Louisville Columba Gym were he had an African American trainer named Fred Stoner who taught Muhammad the science of boxing. As a teenager Ali won both the National Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and the Golden Gloves championships. When he was 18 he competed in the 1960 Olympic Games that were held in Rome, Italy, winning the gold medal in the light heavyweight division witch lead him to signing a contract with a group of millionaires called the “Louisville Sponsors Group”. It was the biggest contract signed by a professional boxer. He began to write pomes predicting his victories in different fights, he became known as “The Louisville Lip” Muhammad was inspired by the speaking of Malcolm X and began to follow the Black Muslim faith, and announced that he had changed his name to Cassis X. Later the Muslim leader Elijah Muhammad gave him the name Muhammad Ali, which means “beloved of Allah” In 1967 Ali was drafted into the military service during the Vietnam War, but he clamed that as a minister of the Black Muslim religion he was not obligated to serve. The press criticized him as unpatriotic, and the New York State Athletic Commission and World Boxing Association suspended his boxing license & striped him of his heavy weight title. He told Sports Illustrated, “I’m giving up my title, my wealth, maybe my future. Many great men have been tested for their religious beliefs. If I passed this test, I’ll come out stronger than ever.” Ali served 5 years in prison but was released on appeal. In 1970 Ali returned to the ring and lost his world heavy weigh champion to Joe Frazier when it had been stripped, but regained the championship for the first time when he defeated George Foreman. But in 1981 Ali retired December 11 after defeating Trevor Berbick. In 1984 he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s syndrome, and is now living in Phoenix, Arizona. “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can’t hit what his eyes can’t see. Now you see me, now you don’t. George thinks he will, but I know he won’t”-Muhammad Ali

5. This song reflects on the interval desire for respect for women and how all people should be counted equal. Because of the segregation that was going on in the country in that time period I can see how this song reflects on the time and culture.

6. The Andy Griffith Show The Andy Griffith Show started in 1960 as a comedy and family show. The show stared Andy Griffith (Sheriff Andy Taylor), Ron Howard (Opie Taylor), Frances Bavier (Aunt Bee Taylor), and Don Knotts (Deputy Barney Fire) though 68’ when the show ended. The plot on The Andy Griffith Show would revolve around Sheriff Andy Taylor and his life in Mayberry, North Carolina.

7. Being a Teen In 1967 Being a teen with a flashy clothes, the nice hair, and cool jackets would be easy you say but not for Pony boy Curtis. Being a teen in 1967 is hard for Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy tells us all about his life experience that he has had with his friends, the gang and his brothers, after the lost of his parents and of two of his best friends. For Ponyboy being a teen is hard, having to grow up with out his parents in his life, and knowing that one wrong mistake with his brothers and him and Sodapop (his second oldest brother) could be taken to a boy’s home. Ponyboy and Sodapop are in a gang called the “Greasers” who are at war with the “Socs” the rich kids that live across town. After Ponyboy, and Johnny his best friend run away for the murder of a Socs named Bob everything changed for him. After a week of living in an old abandoned church for about a week there friend Dally (who helped them when they came for help by giving them a gun and some money) came by to take them out to eat. They came back to church to see that it was on fire. Pony & Johnny went into the burning church to save some children who were inside. If it wasn’t for Dally Ponyboy & Johnny would have died in the church if he didn’t pull them out. But sadly Johnny died in the hospital from a broken back and server burns after the big rumble the “Greasers” & “Socs” had. After Johnny died Dally couldn’t take the pain and robed a store with a gun that wasn’t loaded and was shot down. Pony says. For a while Ponyboy was very sick and later had to go to trial for the murder of Bob and was found not guilty, he was able to write about what happened in a paper for a school assignment.

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10. The Vietnam War • The Vietnam War first began in 1959, five years after the division of the country by the Geneva Accords. In August 1964, a US warship was attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin. Following this attack, Congress passed the Southeast Asia Resolution which allowed President Lyndon Johnson to conduct military operations in the region without a declaration of war. In January 1968, the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong launched the massive Tet Offensive. Beginning with an assault on US Marines at Khe Sanh, the offensive included attacks by the Viet Cong on cities throughout South Vietnam. As a result of Tet, President Lyndon Johnson opted not to run for reelection and was succeeded by Richard Nixon. Nixon’s plan for ending US involvement was to build up the ARVN so that they could fight themselves. The withdrawal of US troops continued and more responsibility was passed to the ARVN, which continues to prove ineffective in combat. On January 27, 1974, a peace accord was signed in Paris ending the conflict. By March of that year, American combat troops had left the country. During the war 58,119 troops died from the United States, 230,000 killed from South Vietnam, and 1,100,000 killed from North Vietnam.