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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does the author use to describe how Lady Bird escaped mentally when she needed a break from Johnson?

2. What was the name of the space program that Johnson's congressional initiatives resulted in?

3. What department did Professor Harry Greene work in at the college Johnson went to?

4. What state did the New York Times writer William S. White come from?

5. What executive office fills the role of President of the Senate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story of his grandmother did his grandfather often tell Johnson?

2. Describe Johnson's courtship of Lady Bird.

3. Describe how Johnson got elected to Congress through a special election.

4. Describe Johnson's relationship with his mother, Rebekah.

5. Why was Johnson uncertain about running for the office of US Senator?

6. How did the Senate change after Johnson became vice-president?

7. As Majority Leader, why did Johnson dislike press conferences?

8. How did Johnson learn as much as he could about Congress when he first arrived as a Legislative Secretary?

9. Why did Johnson like going to the legislature with his father?

10. What initiative did Johnson take after the Soviets launched Sputnik?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johnson campaign for President in 1964 "went exactly as planned." What made this campaign so successful? How was he perceived by the American public as he stumped for votes? What issues and promises did he run on?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Johnson come to be termed a liar in his handling of the Vietnam war? Why was he secretive with Congress and the American public? How did that secrecy become his undoing in the end?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Johnson's work ethic throughout his life. How did he always choose to learn as much as he could about a job? How did he push himself and make others work harder?

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