Johnson becomes President of the United States after the John F. Kennedy assassination. Johnson enters the White House but soon must work on the passage of the Civil Rights Act. Pressured by King to pass the bill without removing its most significant content to appease Southern Democrats, who oppose the bill so much that they may abandon the Democratic Party if the bill passes. At the same time, he wants to declare a War on Poverty. The Vietnam War escalates after the Gulf of Tonkin incident
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