The event that gave new President Johnson the political capital to force his domestic agenda through Congress was Kennedy's assassination. After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963, Johnson was able to leverage the national mourning and the public's desire for continuity to push his domestic policy initiatives, which he referred to as the "Great Society."
This event gave new President Johnson the political capital to force his domestic agenda through Congress
Johnson's reelection
Kennedy's assassination
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
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