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New Hampshire Presidential Primary Trading Cards

Lyndon Baines Johnson
Born: 1908
Filed from: Texas

NH Primaries
1964
1968 		Votes
(D) Write-in 29,317
(D) Write-in 27,520
Platform: "The Great Society," a program of economic & social welfare legislation

 Lyndon Baines Johnson Series I © 1998 N.H. State Library


After the assassination of President Kennedy in late 1963, Johnson won the NH primary by write-in votes in 1964. He supported the Vietnam war against widespread antiwar sentiment. Anti-Vietnam Senator Eugene McCarthy ran against him in 1968 and gained more delegates for the President. Stunned, Johnson did not run for re-election.


"I must admit the results of the New Hampshire primary surprised me."

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In memory of Governor and Mrs. Lane Dwinnell
Series I © 1998 N.H. State Library
Photo: Brereton Collection






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