- In office since
- November 22, 1963
- Left office
- January 20, 1969
- Born
- August 27, 1908
- Died
- January 22, 1973
- Religion
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Restorationism[2]
Earnings by year1
What each year added up to: salary, plus outside income, royalties, endorsements, prizes and investment income where a source reports them. A financial disclosure gives ranges, shown as such.
- 1968$100,000Total
- President of the United States statutory salary[3]
- $100,000
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of Lyndon B. Johnson. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
- 01Education3 of 5
- High confidenceB.S. in history from Southwest Texas State Teachers College, 1930, with a high school teaching certificate.[1]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
- 02WealthNo evidence
- Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
- 03Position5 of 5
- High confidence36th president, succeeded on November 22, 1963 and elected in 1964.[6]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
- 04Public standing3.5 of 5
- High confidenceGallup average job approval of 55% (range 35-79%); fell below 50% through 1966-67 and bottomed at 35%.[7]Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
- 05Health3 of 5
- Medium confidenceNear-fatal heart attack in July 1955 (smoked about 60 cigarettes a day) and gallbladder and kidney-stone surgery at Bethesda in November 1965; no incapacity documented in the term.[1]Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
- 06MisconductNo evidence
- The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
- 07Social good4.5 of 5
- Medium confidenceCivil Rights Act 1964, Voting Rights Act 1965 (Mississippi Black registration 6.7% to 59.8% 1964-67), Medicare enrolled about 19 million in 1966, ESEA, Head Start, and the poverty rate fell from about 20% (1964) to 12% (1974). Vietnam casualties and urban unrest excluded from this domestic assessment.[6]Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
- 08Economic good3.5 of 5
- Medium confidenceGDP rose from about $661.7 billion (1964) to $980.3 billion (1969), the Revenue Act of 1964 cut the top rate from 91% to 70% and debt fell from 38.8% to 28.4% of GDP; inflation rose with Vietnam and domestic spending and the FY1968 deficit was $25.2 billion.[6]Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Health, weight and religion appear only where the person, their physician or a reputable outlet has published them; each links to its source.