The 1964 election saw: a) Lyndon Johnson distance himself from the memory of John Kennedy. b) Lyndon Johnson win a decisive victory over Richard Nixon. c) Republicans gain control of the Senate, but not the House. d) Lyndon Johnson receive a larger plurality than any candidate before or since.

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Logan Fletcher

30 September, 05:04

The 1964 election saw: a) Lyndon Johnson distance himself from the memory of John Kennedy. b) Lyndon Johnson win a decisive victory over Richard Nixon. c) Republicans gain control of the Senate, but not the House. d) Lyndon Johnson receive a larger plurality than any candidate before or since.

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Ricky · Answer 1

d) Lyndon Johnson receive a larger plurality than any candidate before or since.

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The 45th United States presidential election held on 3 November 1964 in less than a year of the assassination of the former president Kennedy. Lyndon Johnson was the vice president of the Kennedy, who rose to fight the presidential election from the Democratic Party against the Barry Goldwater from the Republican side. Johnson promised to carry the Civil Rights Act promised by the former President and anti-poverty programs name as "Great Society" earned him about 61 percent vote, which was the largest share of the popular vote in the history of the United States.