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On March 31, 1968, then-incumbent U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson made a surprise announcement during a televised address to the nation that began around 9 p.m., [1] declaring that he would not seek re-election for another term and was withdrawing from the 1968 United States presidential election.
President Johnson's remarks are composed of addressing the continued violence and divisiveness within the US and recounting his announcement to not run for re-election. [143] President Johnson issues Executive Order 11414, imposing an adjustment on the monthly pay basic for service members. [144]
President Lyndon B. Johnson and Robert F. Kennedy meeting at the White House on October 14, 1964. Even before Kennedy announced his candidacy, President Lyndon B. Johnson was convinced that Kennedy wanted to challenge him. [130] Johnson was convinced that his presidency would be "trapped forever between the two Kennedys" administrations. [116]
Most recently, in 1968, Lyndon B. Johnson shocked the country when he made the surprise announcement that he would not run at the end of an Oval Office speech on his plan to limit US military ...
President Johnson shocked the nation when he announced he would not run for a second full term—but the First Lady had seen the decision coming for years.
1968 is the modern benchmark year for measuring political upheaval in the U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson surprises the country by opting not to run for reelection amid war in Vietnam and after ...
US President Lyndon B. Johnson invoked the pledge in his March 31, 1968, national address, which focused mainly on the Vietnam War.Johnson announced that – because "partisan causes" would interfere with his duties – he would not seek a second full term, saying "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president."
[17] However, due to his late entry, Kennedy's name would not appear on a state ballot until the Indiana primary on May 7. President Lyndon B. Johnson delivers a speech announcing he will not run for re-election on March 31. Johnson now had two strong challengers, sitting members of the Senate with demonstrated popularity.