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36th president of the United States · 1963–1969

Lyndon B. Johnson

DemocraticVice president: None (1963–65), Hubert Humphrey (1965–69)Chose not to run again in 1968

Took office when Kennedy was assassinated and pushed through the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, Medicare and Medicaid, and the War on Poverty. He escalated the Vietnam War from about 16,000 advisers to more than 500,000 troops, and announced in 1968 that he would not seek re-election.

The economy, first day to last

Shaded areas show the years in office, with a few years before and after for comparison. Budget years ran July to June until 1976 (now October to September), so each year's figures cover parts of two calendar years.

National debt

June 30, 1963 (end of fiscal 1963): $305.86 billion → June 30, 1968 (end of fiscal 1968): $347.58 billion

Daily debt figures don't exist before 1993, so Johnson's numbers use the fiscal years closest to his term.

Debt compared with the economy

Debt as a share of GDP. Above 100% means the debt is bigger than a year of everything the country produces.

Deficits and surpluses

Money borrowed each budget year (below the line) or paid down (above).

DeficitSurplus

Unemployment

Nov 1963: 5.7% → Jan 1969: 3.4%. Monthly rates; the chart shows yearly averages.

Inflation

How much prices rose each year (consumer price index).

Cost of living

What everyday prices and paychecks did while in office.

What cost $100 in 1963$113.65 in 1968
Federal minimum wage, 1963 → 1969$1.25 → $1.60

Prices use the consumer price index (MeasuringWorth). The minimum wage is the federal rate set by Congress.

Executive orders

324 orders, numbered 11128–11451.

Orders signed each year

Source: National Archives: Johnson executive orders (full list of every order).

Notable orders

The Warren CommissionEO 11130November 29, 1963

Created the commission to investigate Kennedy's assassination.

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Equal employment and affirmative actionEO 11246September 24, 1965

Required federal contractors to take affirmative action against discrimination. Revoked in 2025 after 60 years.

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The Kerner CommissionEO 11365July 29, 1967

Created a commission to study the causes of that summer's urban riots; it warned of 'two societies, one black, one white'.

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Adding sex discriminationEO 11375October 13, 1967

Extended the federal contractor rules to bar discrimination against women.

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Commission on violenceEO 11412June 10, 1968

Set up a national commission on the causes of violence after the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy.

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  1. EO 11128November 23, 1963Closing Government Departments and Agencies on November 25, 1963
  2. EO 11129November 29, 1963Designating Facilities in Florida as the John F. Kennedy Space Center
  3. EO 11130November 29, 1963Appointing a Commission To Report Upon the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
  4. EO 11131December 11, 1963Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Braniff Airways, Inc., Continental Airlines, Inc., Eastern Air Lines, Inc., National Airlines, Inc., Northwest Airlines, Inc., and Trans World Airlines, Inc., and Certain of Their Employees
  5. EO 11132December 12, 1963Establishing the Interagency Committee on Export Expansion
  6. EO 11133December 17, 1963Inspection of Income, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
  7. EO 11134December 20, 1963Extension of the President's Commission on Registration and Voting Participation
  8. EO 11135January 3, 1964Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Carriers Represented by the Eastern, Western and Southeastern Carriers' Conference Committee, and Certain of Their Employees
  9. EO 11136January 3, 1964Establishing the President's Committee on Consumer Interests and the Consumer Advisory Council
  10. EO 11137January 7, 1964Relating to Certain Allowances and Benefits for Civilian Employees of Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities of the Armed Forces
  11. EO 11138January 7, 1964Modifying Executive Order No. 9721, as Amended by Executive Order No. 10103, Providing for the Transfer of Personnel to Certain Public International Organizations
  12. EO 11139January 7, 1964Authorizing Acceptance of the United Nations Medal and Service RibbonAmended
  13. EO 11140January 30, 1964Delegating Certain Functions of the President Relating to the Public Health Service
  14. EO 11141February 12, 1964Declaring a Public Policy Against Discrimination on the Basis of Age
  15. EO 11142February 12, 1964Prescribing Regulations Governing the Allowance of Travel Expenses of Claimants and Beneficiaries of the Veterans' Administration and Their Attendants
  16. EO 11143March 2, 1964Public Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations
  17. EO 11144March 5, 1964Establishing the Temporary Alaska Claims Commission
  18. EO 11145March 7, 1964Providing for a Curator of the White House and Establishing a Committee for the Preservation of the White House
  19. EO 11146March 13, 1964Amendment of Executive Order No. 10204, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Payment of Basic Allowances for Quarters
  20. EO 11147March 17, 1964Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Carriers Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and Certain of Their Employees
  21. EO 11148March 23, 1964Designating the Secretary of the Interior as a Member of the Interagency Committee on Export Expansion
  22. EO 11149April 1, 1964Establishing the President's Advisory Committee on Supersonic Transport
  23. EO 11150April 2, 1964Establishing the Federal Reconstruction and Development Planning Commission for Alaska
  24. EO 11151April 8, 1964Suspension of the Provisions of Section 5770 of Title 10, United States Code, Relating to Promotion of Certain Officers of the Regular Navy
  25. EO 11152April 15, 1964Establishing the President's Committee on Manpower
  26. EO 11153April 17, 1964Inspection of Income, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  27. EO 11154May 8, 1964Exemption of J. Edgar Hoover from Compulsory Retirement for Age
  28. EO 11155May 23, 1964Providing for the Recognition of Certain Students as Presidential ScholarsAmended
  29. EO 11156June 17, 1964Establishing a Maritime Advisory Committee
  30. EO 11157June 22, 1964Prescribing Regulations Relating to Incentive Pay for Hazardous Duty, Special Pay for Sea Duty and Duty at Certain Places, Basic Allowances for Subsistence and Basic Allowances for QuartersRevoked
  31. EO 11158June 22, 1964Designating the Attorney General as the Officer Authorized to Administer the Provisions of the Austrian Assets Agreement of January 30, 1959
  32. EO 11159June 23, 1964Amendment of Executive Order No. 11143, Relating to the Public Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations
  33. EO 11160July 6, 1964Prescribing Regulations Relating to Medical Care for Retired Ships' Officers and Members of Crews of Vessels of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and Dependents of Active and Retired Ships' Officers and Crew Members
  34. EO 11161July 7, 1964Relating to Certain Relationships Between the Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Agency
  35. EO 11162July 28, 1964Adding the Postmaster General to the Membership of the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity
  36. EO 11163July 28, 1964Including a Certain Tract of Land of Fannin County, Georgia, in the Chattahoochee National Forest
  37. EO 11164August 1, 1964Amending Executive Order No. 10530, Relating to the Performance by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget of Certain Functions Vested in the President
  38. EO 11165August 15, 1964Setting Aside for the Use of the United States Certain Public Lands and Other Public Property Located at the Fort Shafter Military Reservation, Hawaii
  39. EO 11166August 15, 1964Setting Aside for the Use of the United States Certain Public Lands and Other Public Property Located at the Makua Military Reservation, Hawaii
  40. EO 11167August 15, 1964Setting Aside for the Use of the United States Certain Public Lands and Other Public Property Located at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii
  41. EO 11168August 18, 1964Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Carriers Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and Certain of Their Employees
  42. EO 11169August 18, 1964Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Carriers Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and Certain of Their Employees
  43. EO 11170August 18, 1964Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Carriers Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and Certain of Their Employees
  44. EO 11171August 18, 1964The Canal Zone Merit System and Regulations Relating to Conditions of Employment in the Canal Zone
  45. EO 11172August 19, 1964Setting Aside for the Use of the United States Certain Public Lands and Other Public Property Located at the Kapalama Military Reservation, Hawaii
  46. EO 11173August 20, 1964Amending Executive Order No. 11073, Relating to Federal Salary Administration
  47. EO 11174September 1, 1964Establishing the Presidential Service Certificate and the Presidential Service Badge
  48. EO 11175September 2, 1964Exclusion for Original or New Canadian Issues as Required for International Monetary Stability
  49. EO 11176September 3, 1964Inspection of Certain Interest Equalization Tax Information Returns by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Banks
  50. EO 11177September 16, 1964Providing for Certain Arrangements Under the Columbia River Treaty
  51. EO 11178September 18, 1964Providing for the Transfer of Lands in Georgia from the Chattahoochee National Forest to the Oconee National Forest; the Addition of Land in Indiana to the Hoosier National Forest; the Addition of Land in Oklahoma to the Quachita National Forest; and the Adjustment of the Boundary of the Tombigbee National Forest, Mississippi
  52. EO 11179September 22, 1964Providing for the National Defense Executive ReserveRevoked
  53. EO 11180September 24, 1964Creating an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Carriers Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and Certain of Their Employees
  54. EO 11181September 30, 1964Creating a Board of Inquiry To Report on Certain Labor Disputes Affecting the Maritime Industry of the United States
  55. EO 11182October 2, 1964Establishing Federal Development Planning Committees for Alaska
  56. EO 11183October 3, 1964Establishing the President's Commission on White House Fellowships
  57. EO 11184October 13, 1964Amending Executive Order No. 10530, Relating to the Performance of Certain Functions Vested in or Subject to the Approval of the President
  58. EO 11185October 16, 1964To Facilitate Coordination of Federal Education Programs
  59. EO 11186October 23, 1964Establishing the Federal Development Planning Committee for Appalachia
  60. EO 11187October 24, 1964Permitting Certain Employees of the Postal Field Service to be Given Career Appointments
  61. EO 11188November 17, 1964Amending the Selective Service Regulations
  62. EO 11189November 23, 1964Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  63. EO 11190December 29, 1964Providing for the Screening of the Ready Reserve of the Armed ForcesAmended
  64. EO 11191January 4, 1965Providing for the Carrying Out of Certain Provisions of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962
  65. EO 11192January 13, 1965Inspection of Income, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
  66. EO 11193January 24, 1965Winston Spencer Churchill
  67. EO 11194January 26, 1965Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Government Operations
  68. EO 11195January 30, 1965Placing Additional Positions in Levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  69. EO 11196February 2, 1965Providing for the Performance by the Housing and Home Finance Administrator of Certain Functions Vested in or Subject to the Approval of the President
  70. EO 11197February 5, 1965Establishing the President's Council on Equal Opportunity
  71. EO 11198February 10, 1965Imposition of Interest Equalization Tax on Certain Commercial Bank Loans
  72. EO 11199February 24, 1965Discontinuing the Defensive Sea Area Off the Coast of North Carolina
  73. EO 11200February 26, 1965Providing for Establishing User Fees Pursuant to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
  74. EO 11201March 4, 1965Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives
  75. EO 11202March 5, 1965Permitting Student Trainees to be Given Career or Career-Conditional Appointments
  76. EO 11203March 12, 1965Permitting Certain Qualified Employees of the Treasury Department to be Given Career Appointment
  77. EO 11204March 12, 1965Inspection of Income, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives
  78. EO 11205March 15, 1965Revoking Executive Order No. 10729 of September 16, 1957
  79. EO 11206March 18, 1965Inspection of Interest Equalization Tax Returns
  80. EO 11207March 20, 1965Providing Federal Assistance in the State of Alabama
  81. EO 11208March 24, 1965Revoking Executive Orders Pertaining to the President's Advisory Council on the Arts
  82. EO 11209March 25, 1965Establishing the Federal Development Committee for Appalachia and Prescribing Other Arrangements for Coordination With the Appalachia Regional Commission
  83. EO 11210March 25, 1965Establishing a Temporary Commission on Pennsylvania Avenue
  84. EO 11211April 2, 1965Exclusion for Original or New Japanese Issues as Required for International Monetary Stability
  85. EO 11212April 2, 1965Including Certain Lands Within the Boundaries of the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania
  86. EO 11213April 2, 1965Inspection of Certain Interest Equalization Tax Information Returns by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Banks
  87. EO 11214April 7, 1965Amendment of Executive Order No. 11052, Relating to Cotton Textiles and Cotton Textile Products
  88. EO 11215April 8, 1965Establishing the President's Commission on the Patent System
  89. EO 11216April 24, 1965Designation of Vietnam and Waters Adjacent Thereto as a Combat Zone for the Purposes of Section 112 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954
  90. EO 11217April 24, 1965Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by he Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives
  91. EO 11218April 24, 1965Amending Executive Order No. 11017 so as to Make the Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority a Member of the Recreation Advisory Council
  92. EO 11219May 6, 1965Providing for the Appointment in the Competitive Service of Certain Present and Former Officers and Employees of the Foreign Service
  93. EO 11220May 6, 1965Transferring Lands in the State of Washington From the Okanogan National Forest to the Wenatchee National Forest
  94. EO 11221May 6, 1965Amendment of Executive Order No. 11126, Relating to the Status of Women
  95. EO 11222May 8, 1965Prescribing Standards of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees
  96. EO 11223May 12, 1965Relating to the Performance of Functions Authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as AmendedAmended
  97. EO 11224May 13, 1965Designation of Certain Foreign Countries as Economically Less Developed Countries for Purposes of the Interest Equalization Tax
  98. EO 11225May 22, 1965Designating the International Coffee Organization as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
  99. EO 11226May 27, 1965Amending Executive Order No. 10358, Relating to the Observance of Holidays by Government Agencies
  100. EO 11227June 2, 1965Designating the Interim Communications Satellite Committee as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
  101. EO 11228June 14, 1965Providing for the Performance by the Civil Service Commission of Certain Functions Vested in or Subject to the Approval of the President
  102. EO 11229June 14, 1965Participation in the International Coffee Organization
  103. EO 11230June 28, 1965Delegating Certain Functions of the President to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget
  104. EO 11231July 8, 1965Establishing the Vietnam Service MedalAmended
  105. EO 11232July 8, 1965Suspension of the Provision of Section 5751(b) of Title 10, United States Code, Which Relates to Officers in the Line of the Navy of the Grade of Commander
  106. EO 11233July 14, 1965Adlai E. Stevenson
  107. EO 11234July 16, 1965Establishing the President's Commission on Crime in the District of Columbia
  108. EO 11235July 21, 1965Inspection of Income, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Committee on Banking and Currency, House of Representatives
  109. EO 11236July 23, 1965Establishing the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
  110. EO 11237July 27, 1965Prescribing Regulations for Coordinating Planning and the Acquisition of Land Under the Outdoor Recreation Program of the Department of the Interior and the Open Space Program of the Housing and Home Finance Agency
  111. EO 11238July 28, 1965Establishing National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems
  112. EO 11239July 31, 1965Enforcement of the Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1960Amended
  113. EO 11240August 4, 1965The Board of the Foreign Service and the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service
  114. EO 11241August 26, 1965Amending the Selective Service Regulations
  115. EO 11242August 28, 1965Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates to Incentive Pay for Hazardous Duty
  116. EO 11243September 11, 1965Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Dispute Between the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, Lines East and West, and Certain of Their Employees
  117. EO 11244September 16, 1965Placing a Position in Level IV of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  118. EO 11245September 16, 1965Placing a Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  119. EO 11246September 24, 1965Equal Employment OpportunityRevoked
  120. EO 11247September 24, 1965Providing for the Coordination by the Attorney General of Enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  121. EO 11248October 10, 1965Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  122. EO 11249October 10, 1965Amending Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United States
  123. EO 11250October 10, 1965Administration of the Peace Corps in the Department of State
  124. EO 11251October 19, 1965Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  125. EO 11252October 20, 1965Food-for-Peace Program
  126. EO 11253October 20, 1965Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates to Incentive Pay for Hazardous Duty
  127. EO 11254October 21, 1965Establishing the Automotive Agreement Adjustment Assistance Board
  128. EO 11255November 1, 1965Designation of Vietnam and Waters Adjacent Thereto as an Overseas Combat Area for Purposes of Armed Forces Mailing Privileges
  129. EO 11256November 4, 1965Establishing the President's Committee on Food and Fiber and the National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber
  130. EO 11257November 13, 1965Delegating to the Civil Service Commission Certain Authority Relating to Severance Pay Under the Federal Employees Salary Act of 1965
  131. EO 11258November 17, 1965Prevention, Control, and Abatement of Water Pollution by Federal Activities
  132. EO 11259December 3, 1965Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates to Incentive Pay For Hazardous Duty Involving Parachute Jumping
  133. EO 11260December 11, 1965Amending Executive Order No. 11185 Relating to Facilities Coordination of Federal Education Programs
  134. EO 11261December 11, 1965Amending Executive Order No. 10973 of November 3, 1961, Providing for the Administration of Foreign Assistance and Related Functions
  135. EO 11262December 13, 1965Placing Additional Positions in Levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  136. EO 11263December 20, 1965Further Amending Executive Order No. 10713, Providing for Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
  137. EO 11264December 31, 1965The Board of the Foreign Service and the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service
  138. EO 11265January 11, 1966Amending Executive Order No. 10448, Establishing the National Defense Service Medal
  139. EO 11266January 18, 1966Draft Status of Fathers in Certain Essential Occupations
  140. EO 11267January 19, 1966Relating to the Implementation of the Treaty of Friendship and General Relations Between the United States and Spain
  141. EO 11268January 20, 1966Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  142. EO 11269February 14, 1966National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial PoliciesAmended
  143. EO 11270February 19, 1966Suspension of Section 5232(b) of Title 10, United States Code, Which Relates to the Number of Lieutenant Generals in the Marine Corps
  144. EO 11271February 21, 1966Fleet Admiral Chester E. Nimitz
  145. EO 11272February 23, 1966To Except Employees of the Postal Field Service From Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 10358, as Amended by Executive Order No. 11226, Relating to the Observance of Holidays by Government Agencies
  146. EO 11273March 22, 1966Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  147. EO 11274March 30, 1966Providing that Certain Officers May Act as Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentRevoked
  148. EO 11275March 31, 1966Amending Executive Order No. 11230 Delegating Certain Functions of the President to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget
  149. EO 11276April 21, 1966Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Carriers Represented by the Five Carriers Negotiating Committee and Certain of Their Employees
  150. EO 11277April 30, 1966Designating the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium as an International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
  151. EO 11278May 4, 1966Establishing a President's Council and a Committee on Recreation and Natural Beauty
  152. EO 11279May 7, 1966Establishing the President's Committee on Health Manpower and the National Advisory Commission on Health Manpower
  153. EO 11280May 11, 1966Establishing the President's Committee on Mental Retardation
  154. EO 11281May 13, 1966Transferring Jurisdiction Over Certain Blocked Assets From the Attorney General to the Secretary of the Treasury
  155. EO 11282May 26, 1966Prevention, Control, and Abatement of Air Pollution by Federal Activities
  156. EO 11283May 27, 1966Designating the International Cotton Institute as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
  157. EO 11284May 27, 1966Suspension of the Provisions of Sections 5701(a)(1) and 6371 of Title 10, United States Code, Which Relate to the Continuation on the Active List of Rear Admirals in the Line of the Navy Not Restricted in the Performance of Duty
  158. EO 11285June 10, 1966Designation of Certain Foreign Countries as Economically Less Developed Countries For Purposes of the Interest Equalization Tax
  159. EO 11286June 10, 1966Designating the Department of Commerce as the Department Through Which the United States Shall Participate in the Inter-American Cultural and Trade Center in Dade County, Florida
  160. EO 11287June 28, 1966Award and Presentation of the National Medal of ScienceAmended
  161. EO 11288July 2, 1966Prevention, Control, and Abatement of Water Pollution by Federal Activities
  162. EO 11289July 2, 1966National Advisory Commission on Selective Service
  163. EO 11290July 21, 1966Amending Executive Order No. 11230, Delegating Certain Functions of the President to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget
  164. EO 11291July 27, 1966Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between the American Airlines, Inc., and Certain of its Employees
  165. EO 11292August 1, 1966Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates to Incentive Pay For Hazardous Duty, and Special Pay for Sea Duty at Certain Places
  166. EO 11293August 3, 1966Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  167. EO 11294August 4, 1966Delegating Certain Authority of the President to Establish Maximum Per Diem Rates for Government Civilian Personnel in Travel Status
  168. EO 11295August 5, 1966Rules Governing the Granting, Issuing, and Verifying of United States Passports
  169. EO 11296August 10, 1966Evaluation of Flood Hazard in Locating Federally Owned or Financed Buildings, Roads, and Other Facilities, and in Disposing of Federal Lands and Properties
  170. EO 11297August 11, 1966Coordination of Federal Urban Programs
  171. EO 11298August 14, 1966Prescribing the Interest Rate For Deposit of Savings of Members of the Uniformed Services
  172. EO 11299August 15, 1966Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  173. EO 11300August 17, 1966Relating to the Implementation of the Convention Between the United States and Greece
  174. EO 11301September 2, 1966Establishing the President's Committee on Libraries and the National Advisory Commission on Libraries
  175. EO 11302September 6, 1966Prescribing Regulations Governing the Allowance of Travel Expenses of Claimants and Beneficiaries of the Veterans' Administration and Their Attendants
  176. EO 11303September 12, 1966Modifying Executive Order No. 9721, as Amended by Executive Order No. 10103, Providing For the Transfer of Personnel to Certain International Organizations
  177. EO 11304September 12, 1966Amending Executive Order No. 11175 Relating to the Exclusion For Original or New Canadian Issues Where Required for International Monetary Stability
  178. EO 11305September 12, 1966Authorizing the Secretary of Army and the Governor of the Canal Zone, Respectively, to Perform Certain Functions Relating to the Panama Canal and the Canal Zone
  179. EO 11306September 27, 1966Establishing the President's Committee on Rural Poverty and the National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty
  180. EO 11307September 30, 1966Coordination of Federal Programs Affecting Agricultural and Rural Area Development
  181. EO 11308September 30, 1966Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between the Pan American World Airways, Inc., and Certain of its Employees
  182. EO 11309October 6, 1966Amending Executive Order No. 11215, Relating to the President's Commission on the Patent System
  183. EO 11310October 11, 1966Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the Attorney General
  184. EO 11311October 14, 1966Carrying out Provisions of the Beirut Agreement of 1948 Relating to Audio-Visual Materials
  185. EO 11312October 14, 1966Designating the Secretary of State to Perform Functions Relating to Certain Objects of Cultural Significance Imported Into the United States For Temporary Display or Exhibition
  186. EO 11313October 17, 1966Providing that Certain Officers May Act as Postmaster General
  187. EO 11314October 17, 1966Creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on Certain Labor Disputes Affecting the Military Jet Engine Industry, Military Aircraft Industry, Military Armament Industry and Military Electronics Industry of the United States
  188. EO 11315November 17, 1966Amending the Civil Service Rules to Authorize an Executive Assignment System for Positions in Grades 16, 17, and 18 of the General Schedule
  189. EO 11316November 28, 1966Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  190. EO 11317December 3, 1966Amending Paragraph 127c of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951
  191. EO 11318December 5, 1966Designating the European Space Research Organization as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
  192. EO 11319December 9, 1966Amending Executive Order No. 10707, Establishing a Seal For the United States Coast Guard
  193. EO 11320December 12, 1966Delegating Authority to Prescribe Rules and Regulations Relating to Foreign Gifts and Decorations
  194. EO 11321December 19, 1966Creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on a Labor Dispute Affecting the Military Aircraft Engine Industry of the United States
  195. EO 11322January 5, 1967Relating to Trade and Other Transactions Involving Southern Rhodesia
  196. EO 11323January 20, 1967Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  197. EO 11324January 28, 1967Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Carriers Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and Certain of Their Employees
  198. EO 11325January 30, 1967Prescribing a New Part of the Selective Service Regulations
  199. EO 11326February 13, 1967Providing for the Regulation of Air Transportation in the Ryukyu Islands
  200. EO 11327February 15, 1967Assigning Authority to Order Certain Persons in the Ready Reserve to Active Duty
  201. EO 11328February 20, 1967Modifying Executive Order No. 11198, Relating to the Interest Equalization Tax on Certain Commercial Bank Loans
  202. EO 11329March 2, 1967Creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on a Labor Dispute Affecting the Shipbuilding and Repair Industries of the United States
  203. EO 11330March 5, 1967Providing for the Coordination of Youth Opportunity by Programs
  204. EO 11331March 6, 1967Establishment of the Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission
  205. EO 11332March 7, 1967Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives
  206. EO 11333March 7, 1967Partially Suspending Section 6374 of Title 10 of the United States Code, Relating to Retirement of Brigadier Generals of the Marine Corps
  207. EO 11334March 7, 1967Enjoyment of Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities by the Asian Development Bank and Coordination of United States Policies With Regard to the Bank
  208. EO 11335March 9, 1967Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  209. EO 11336March 22, 1967Delegating to the Secretary of Agriculture Certain Authority Relating to Emergency Livestock Feed
  210. EO 11337March 25, 1967Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Government Operations
  211. EO 11338March 27, 1967Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  212. EO 11339March 28, 1967Delegating Certain Authority of the President With Regard to Army and Air Force Rations
  213. EO 11340March 30, 1967Effective Date of Department of Transportation Act
  214. EO 11341April 8, 1967Establishing the President's Commission on Postal Organization
  215. EO 11342April 10, 1967The Quetico-Superior Committee
  216. EO 11343April 12, 1967Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate the Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road and Certain of its Employees
  217. EO 11344April 15, 1967Creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on a Labor Dispute Affecting the Military Aircraft Industry and the Military Aircraft Engine Industry of the United States
  218. EO 11345April 20, 1967Establishment of the Great Lakes Basin Commission
  219. EO 11346April 20, 1967Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Salary Schedule
  220. EO 11347April 20, 1967Amendment of Executive Order No. 11210, Establishing a Temporary Commission on Pennsylvania Avenue
  221. EO 11348April 20, 1967Providing for the Further Training of Government Employees
  222. EO 11349May 1, 1967Amending Executive Order No. 11136, Relating to the President's Commission on Consumer Interests and the Consumer Advisory Council
  223. EO 11350May 3, 1967Amending the Selective Service Regulations
  224. EO 11351May 22, 1967Amending Executive Order No. 11318, Designating the European Space Research Organization as a Public International Organization
  225. EO 11352May 22, 1967Suspending a Provision of Section 5751(b) of Title 10, United States Code, Which Relates to Officers of the Marine Corps in the Grade of Lieutenant Colonel
  226. EO 11353May 23, 1967Establishing the President's Advisory Council on Cost Reduction
  227. EO 11354May 23, 1967Amending Executive Order No. 11030 of June 19, 1962, with Respect to the Preparation of Presidential Proclamations
  228. EO 11355May 26, 1967Amending Executive Order No. 10647 Respecting Certain Appointments Under the Defense Production Act of 1950Revoked
  229. EO 11356May 30, 1967Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Carriers Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and Certain of Their Employees
  230. EO 11357June 6, 1967Administration of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act Through the National Highway Safety Bureau and its Director
  231. EO 11358June 6, 1967Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives
  232. EO 11359June 20, 1967Establishment of the Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Commission
  233. EO 11359AJune 29, 1967Adding the Secretary of Transportation to the Membership of the President's Council on Recreation and Natural Beauty
  234. EO 11360June 30, 1967Amending the Selective Service Regulations
  235. EO 11361July 6, 1967Suspending a Provision of Section 5751(b) of Title 10, United States Code, Which Relates to Officers of the Marine Corps in the Grade of First Lieutenant
  236. EO 11362July 16, 1967Providing for the Use of Transportation Priorities and Allocations During the Current Railroad Strike
  237. EO 11363July 20, 1967Designating the International Secretariat for Volunteer Service as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
  238. EO 11364July 24, 1967Providing for the Restoration of Law and Order in the State of Michigan
  239. EO 11365July 29, 1967Establishing a National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
  240. EO 11366August 4, 1967Assigning Authority to Order Certain Persons in the Ready Reserve to Active DutyAmended
  241. EO 11367August 18, 1967Placing an Additional Position in Level IV of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  242. EO 11368August 28, 1967Modifying Rates of Interest Equalization Tax and Amending Executive Order No. 11211
  243. EO 11369August 29, 1967Placing Additional Positions in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  244. EO 11370August 30, 1967Inspection of Income, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives
  245. EO 11371September 6, 1967Establishment of the New England River Basins Commission
  246. EO 11372September 18, 1967Designating the Lake Ontario Claims Tribunal as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
  247. EO 11373September 20, 1967Providing for Certain Transfers From the National Capital Transportation Agency to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  248. EO 11374October 11, 1967Abolishing the Missile Sites Labor Commission and Providing for the Performance of its Functions
  249. EO 11375October 13, 1967Amending Executive Order No. 11246, Relating to Equal Employment Opportunity
  250. EO 11376October 17, 1967Amending Executive Order No. 11022, Relating to the President's Council on Aging
  251. EO 11377October 23, 1967Providing for Tariff Commission Reports Regarding the Estimated Consumption of Certain Brooms
  252. EO 11378October 31, 1967Exemption of Daniel J. Quill From Compulsory Retirement for Age
  253. EO 11379November 8, 1967Designating Officials to Act as Commissioner of the District of Columbia
  254. EO 11380November 8, 1967Amending Prior Executive Orders Relating to Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange and to Allowances and Benefits for Government Personnel on Overseas Duty
  255. EO 11381November 8, 1967Amending Executive Order No. 10807 of March 13, 1959, Relating to the Federal Council for Science and Technology
  256. EO 11382November 28, 1967Amendment of Executive Orders Relating to Functions of the Department of Transportation
  257. EO 11383November 30, 1967Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Select Committee on Standards and Conduct
  258. EO 11384December 1, 1967Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  259. EO 11385December 16, 1967Placing an Additional Position in Level IV of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  260. EO 11386December 28, 1967Prescribing Arrangements for Coordination of the Activities of Regional Commissions and Activities of the Federal Government Relating to Regional Economic Development, and Establishing the Federal Advisory Council on Regional Economic Development
  261. EO 11387January 1, 1968Governing Certain Capital Transfers Abroad
  262. EO 11388January 15, 1968Designation of Officers of the Department of Commerce to Act as Secretary of Commerce
  263. EO 11389January 22, 1968Placing an Additional Position in Level IV of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  264. EO 11390January 22, 1968Delegation of Certain Functions of the President to the Secretary of Defense
  265. EO 11391January 24, 1968Amending the Selective Service Regulations
  266. EO 11392January 25, 1968Ordering Certain Units of the Ready Reserve of the Naval Reserve, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard of the United States to Active Duty
  267. EO 11393January 25, 1968Amending Executive Order No. 11248, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  268. EO 11394January 30, 1968Establishing the President's Commission for the Observance of Human Rights Year 1968
  269. EO 11395January 31, 1968Further Amending Executive Order No. 10713, Providing for Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
  270. EO 11396February 7, 1968Providing for the Coordination by the Attorney General of Federal Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention Programs
  271. EO 11397February 9, 1968Authorizing Transitional Appointments of Veterans Who Have Served During the Vietnam Era
  272. EO 11398March 4, 1968Establishing the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
  273. EO 11399March 6, 1968Establishing the National Council on Indian Opportunity
  274. EO 11400March 11, 1968Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  275. EO 11401March 13, 1968Modifying Executive Order No. 6868 of October 9, 1934, as Amended, Designating the Authority to Carry Out the Provisions of the District of Columbia Alley Dwelling Act
  276. EO 11402March 29, 1968Making the Vice President of the United States the Chairman of the President's Council on Recreation and Natural Beauty
  277. EO 11403April 5, 1968Providing for the Restoration of Law and Order in the Washington Metropolitan Area
  278. EO 11404April 7, 1968Providing for the Restoration of Law and Order in the State of Illinois
  279. EO 11405April 7, 1968Providing for the Restoration of Law and Order in the State of Maryland
  280. EO 11406April 10, 1968Assigning Authority With Respect to Ordering Units in the Ready Reserve to Active Duty
  281. EO 11407April 23, 1968Amending Executive Order No. 11174, Establishing the Presidential Service Certificate and the Presidential Service Badge
  282. EO 11408April 25, 1968Revoking Executive Order No. 9 of January 17, 1873, and Amendatory Orders, Relating to Dual Federal-State Office Holding, and Executive Order No. 9367 of August 4, 1943, Prohibiting Government Employees From Instructing Persons for Certain Government Examinations
  283. EO 11409April 29, 1968Amending Executive Order No. 11248, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  284. EO 11410May 6, 1968Amending Executive Order No. 11183, Establishing the President's Commission on White House Fellowships
  285. EO 11411May 13, 1968Amending Executive Order No. 11394, Relating to the President's Commission for the Observance of Human Rights Year 1968
  286. EO 11412June 10, 1968Establishing a National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence
  287. EO 11413June 11, 1968Adjusting Rates of Pay For Certain Statutory Schedules
  288. EO 11414June 11, 1968Adjusting the Rates of Monthly Basic Pay for Members of the Uniformed Services
  289. EO 11415June 24, 1968Reconstituting the National Advisory Committee on the Selection of Physicians, Dentists, and Allied Specialists and the Health Resources Advisory Committee
  290. EO 11416June 24, 1968Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  291. EO 11417July 24, 1968Adding an Assistant Secretary of Commerce to the Membership of the Development Loan Committee
  292. EO 11418July 27, 1968Extending the Life of the President's Advisory Council on Cost Reduction
  293. EO 11419July 29, 1968Relating to Trade and Other Transactions Involving Southern Rhodesia
  294. EO 11420July 31, 1968Establishing the Export Expansion Advisory Committee
  295. EO 11421August 9, 1968Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  296. EO 11422August 15, 1968Cooperative Area Manpower Planning System
  297. EO 11423August 16, 1968Providing for the Performance of Certain Functions Heretofore Performed by the President With Respect to Certain Facilities Constructed and Maintained on the Borders of the United StatesRevoked
  298. EO 11424August 29, 1968Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates to Incentive Pay For Hazardous Duty Involving Aerial Flight
  299. EO 11425August 30, 1968Study of United States Foreign Trade Policy
  300. EO 11426August 31, 1968Federal-State Liaison and Cooperation
  301. EO 11427September 4, 1968Terminating the Maritime Advisory Committee
  302. EO 11428September 5, 1968Terminating the President's Advisory Committee on Supersonic Transport
  303. EO 11429September 9, 1968Amending Executive Order No. 11302, Relating to Travel Expenses of Claimants and Beneficiaries of the Veteran's Administration and Their Attendants
  304. EO 11430September 11, 1968Prescribing the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969
  305. EO 11431September 30, 1968Creating a Board of Inquiry to Report on Certain Labor Disputes Affecting the Maritime Industry of the United States
  306. EO 11432October 22, 1968Control of Arms Imports
  307. EO 11433November 6, 1968Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Illinois Central Railroad Company, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, and the Belt Railway Company of Chicago, and Certain of Their Employees
  308. EO 11434November 8, 1968Relating to the Administration of the Foreign Service Personnel Systems of the United States, and for Other Purposes
  309. EO 11435November 21, 1968Designating the Secretary of the Interior to Accept on Behalf of the United States Retrocession by any State of Certain Criminal and Civil Jurisdiction Over Indian Country
  310. EO 11436December 2, 1968Suspending the Provisions of Section 6372 of Title 10 of the United States Code, Which Relate to the Retirement or Retention on the Active List of Certain Rear Admirals in the Navy
  311. EO 11437December 2, 1968Suspending the Provisions of Section 5751(b) of Title 10 of the United States Code, Relating to Service-in-Grade Requirements for Promotion of Officers of the Navy and Marine Corps
  312. EO 11438December 3, 1968Prescribing Procedures Governing Interdepartmental Cash Awards to the Members of the Armed ForcesAmended
  313. EO 11439December 7, 1968Revoking Executive Order No. 11372, Designating the Lake Ontario Claims Tribunal as a Public International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
  314. EO 11440December 11, 1968Providing for the Supplemental Use of Exhibits and Displays Created in Furtherance of Authorized Programs of Executive Departments and Agencies
  315. EO 11441December 23, 1968Amending Executive Order No. 11248, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule
  316. EO 11442December 27, 1968Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between the Long Island Railroad and Certain of its Employees
  317. EO 11443January 13, 1969Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Carriers Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and Certain of Their Employees
  318. EO 11444January 13, 1969Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Carriers Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and Certain of Their Employees
  319. EO 11445January 13, 1969Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Carriers Represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and Certain of Their Employees
  320. EO 11446January 16, 1969Authorizing the Acceptance of Service Medals and Ribbons From Multilateral Organizations Other Than the United NationsAmended
  321. EO 11447January 16, 1969Interagency Advisory Committee on Compensation for Motor Vehicle Accident Losses
  322. EO 11448January 16, 1969Establishing the Meritorious Service MedalAmended
  323. EO 11449January 17, 1969Participation in the International Coffee Organization
  324. EO 11450January 18, 1969Designation of the Secretary of the Treasury to Authorize Associations to Issue TIR Carnets and to Act as Guarantors Under the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods Under Cover of TIR Carnets
  325. EO 11451January 19, 1969Establishing the President's Commission on Personnel Interchange

Source: Executive Orders Archive, compiled from the American Presidency Project and the Federal Register. Topics are the archive's automated tags; "Revoked" and similar labels come from the Federal Register's records.

Pardons and commutations

A pardon wipes out the punishment for a federal crime; a commutation shortens a sentence but leaves the conviction. Counts are by federal fiscal year. The Justice Department does not publish yearly commutation counts for 1964–1966, so 200 of his 226 commutations are left out of the chart.

Granted each year

PardonsCommutations

Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice, clemency statistics, which lists every recipient with the crime and sentence.

Notable grants: tap to see the crime

Frank BoykinPardonDecember 31, 1965

The crime: Conflict of interest and conspiracy to defraud the government in a Maryland savings and loan case (convicted 1963)

Sentence: Probation and a $40,000 fine

Why it drew attention: A former Democratic congressman from Alabama.

Source

Controversies and scandals

What happened, what was proven, and how it ended.

Proven convicted, admitted or confirmed by a court or official investigationCharged indicted or impeached (outcome stated)Disputed facts established, whether it was wrong is debatedAlleged reported but never established
Gulf of TonkinDisputedAugust 1964

Reported attacks on U.S. destroyers led Congress to authorize war in Vietnam. The second attack, on August 4, almost certainly never happened, according to a 2005 NSA history.

Outcome: Whether Johnson knowingly exaggerated is debated; Congress repealed the resolution in 1971.

Source
The Vietnam 'credibility gap'Proven1965–1968

Officials publicly claimed progress in Vietnam while privately doubting the war could be won.

Outcome: The Pentagon Papers, leaked in 1971, documented the gap.

Source
FBI spying at the 1964 conventionProvenAugust 1964

The FBI wiretapped and monitored civil rights leaders and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and passed the information to the White House.

Outcome: Documented by the Church Committee in 1976.

Source
Bobby Baker scandalProven1963–1967

Johnson's former Senate aide used his position to build a fortune through influence deals.

Outcome: Baker was convicted; allegations that Johnson benefited were never established.

Source

In their own words

Widely quoted remarks, with the context they were said in.

And we shall overcome.

March 15, 1965 · Address to Congress calling for the Voting Rights Act, echoing the civil rights anthem. Source

We are not about to send American boys nine or ten thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves.

October 21, 1964 · Campaign speech. Troop levels rose to over 500,000 by 1968. Source

I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.

March 31, 1968 · Televised address on Vietnam. Source
How this page is made. Every president gets the same sections and the same checklist. A controversy is listed if it led to an investigation by Congress, an inspector general, a special or independent counsel or a court, or was a sustained national story covered across the political spectrum. Labels follow the strongest official finding, not media coverage. Debt figures come from the U.S. Treasury; deficits and GDP from the White House budget office and the Commerce Department; unemployment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (before 1948, yearly estimates by Stanley Lebergott via NBER and the Census Bureau's Historical Statistics); prices from MeasuringWorth; executive orders from the Federal Register and National Archives; clemency from the Justice Department.