Major Events
- January 4, 1965: President Johnson proclaimed his "Great Society" during his State of the Union Address.
- January 20, 1965: Inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson as President (for a full term) and Hubert Humphrey as Vice President.
- November 8, 1966: United States elections, 1966, including:
- United States Senate elections, 1966
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1966
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