Nov. 4, 1964 | LBJ Victory Statement

Nov. 4, 1964 - In Austin, Tex., today, President Lyndon B. Johnson said in his victory statement: “I ask all those who supported me and all those that opposed me to forget our differences because there are many more things in America that united us than divide us.” Johnson won his first elective White House term by battering down Republican strongholds across the nation. Maine and Vermont fell into his column, as did normally Republican Kansas. Only in the South, where he lost five states, did his drive falter. It was the greatest presidential victory of modern times — the largest ever in terms of votes rolled up and margin over his opponent.

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