The Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, abolishing poll taxes. Hubert H. Humphrey is nominated in Chicago as the Democratic candidate for President. The number of American troops in Vietnam soared from 16,000 when he took office in 1963 to more than 500,000 in 1968, yet the conflict remained a bloody stalemate. There he was, the leader of the free world, President Lyndon Baines Johnson, aboard Air Force One standing in front of reporters, naked as a jaybird. In 1961, President John Kennedy appointed Marshall to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Do you need a permit for a pool in Ontario? 2. He honestly believed he could have his war to appear strong on communism and have his. While in hindsight not many may agree with his move to increase the presence of American troops in Vietnam, it was a smart move at that time when he increased the count of 16,000 soldiers and advisors to almost 600,000 combat troops. In 1960, Lady Bird Johnson traveled some 30,000 miles on the campaign trail, and Bobby Kennedy would credit her with winning Texas for the Democratic ticket. Racial discrimination and poverty continued under the program because of a lack of coordination and oversight, notably seen in the failure of the Model Cities program. Marshall's appointment to the court was a symbolic and significant action in moving the nation toward racial equality. His extraordinarily slim margin of victory87 votes out of 988,000 votes castearned him the nickname "Landslide Lyndon." He remained in the Senate for 12 years, becoming Democratic whip in 1951 and minority leader in 1953. Maintaining collective security, he carried on the rapidly growing struggle to restrain Communist encroachment in Vietnam. More than ever before, many Americans began to have doubts about the war. All rights reserved. Opt in to send and receive text messages from President Biden. In a moving oration, Johnson called on white Americans to make the cause of African Americans their cause too. Were not banned from congress by voting. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member. Washington, DC 20500. President Johnson realized that this sentiment would make Marshall's confirmation difficult. [CDATA[/* >