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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Lyndon B. Johnson
First president to have been party leader in the United States Senate, having been minority leader from 1953 to 1955 and majority leader from 1955 to 1961.
First president to have served as Senate Majority Whip, having served in that office from 1951 to 1953.
First president to be inaugurated on an airplane. His inauguration was held aboard Air Force One in 1963.
First president to be sworn in by a woman (Sarah T. Hughes).
First president to visit Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Suriname, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala while in office.
First president to appoint an African American (Thurgood Marshall) to the Supreme Court.
First president to appoint an African American (Robert C. Weaver) to a Cabinet post. Weaver was appointed the first United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 1966.
First president to use the presidential call button
First president to receive the Silver Star.
