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The United States on November 20, 1964

Who held every office, how Congress and the Court were made up, and what happened within a week. Diff this day against today →

President

Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson D · since Nov 22, 1963

Senate

67 D · 33 R

100 senators · 88th Congress

House

249 D · 177 R

426 representatives

Supreme Court

5 D · 4 R

9 justices by appointing party

Union

50 states

24 amendments in force

Unemployment

5.1%

Oct 1964 · $1 then ≈ $10.83 today

Public debt

$312B

as of Jun 30, 1964 · 2 armed conflicts

1964-11-20/executiveThe administration

President Lyndon Baines Johnson D

since Nov 22, 1963

Vice President vacant

Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman D

since Jan 20, 1961

Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges D

since Jan 21, 1961

Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon R

since Jan 21, 1961

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara R

since Jan 21, 1961

Secretary of State Dean Rusk D

since Jan 21, 1961

Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall D

since Jan 21, 1961

Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson II D

since Jan 23, 1961

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Anthony Joseph Celebrezze, Sr. D

since Jul 31, 1962

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Kermit Gordon D

since Dec 28, 1962

White House Chief of Staff W. Marvin Watson D

since Nov 22, 1963

1964-11-20/congress88th Congress

Senate · 67 D · 33 R

House · 249 D · 177 R

1964-11-20/supreme-courtThe bench

Hugo Lafayette Black D

Associate Justice · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · since Aug 18, 1937

William Orville Douglas D

Associate Justice · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · since Apr 15, 1939

Tom C. Clark D

Associate Justice · appointed by Harry S Truman · since Aug 19, 1949

Earl Warren R

Chief Justice · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · since Mar 20, 1954

John Marshall Harlan R

Associate Justice · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · since Mar 17, 1955

William Joseph Brennan, Jr. R

Associate Justice · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · since Mar 21, 1957

Potter Stewart R

Associate Justice · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · since May 7, 1959

Byron Raymond White D

Associate Justice · appointed by John F. Kennedy · since Apr 12, 1962

Arthur Joseph Goldberg D

Associate Justice · appointed by John F. Kennedy · since Sep 28, 1962

1964-11-20/militaryArmed conflicts under way

Vietnam: South Vietnam vs. the Viet Cong

since Jan 1, 1962 · U.S. supporting a government with troops in combat

Laotian Civil War

since Dec 31, 1963 · U.S. supporting a government with troops in combat

1964-11-20/weekWithin a week · Nov 13, 1964 – Nov 27, 1964

Ruling Brulotte v. Thys Co.

Nov 16, 1964 · 379 U.S. 29

Ruling Garrison v. Louisiana

Nov 23, 1964 · 379 U.S. 64

Ruling United States v. Powell

Nov 23, 1964 · 379 U.S. 48

Ruling Ryan v. United States

Nov 23, 1964 · 379 U.S. 61

Ruling Beck v. Ohio

Nov 23, 1964 · 379 U.S. 89

Ruling Schlagenhauf v. Holder

Nov 23, 1964 · 379 U.S. 104

Each office is shown as it stood at the end of the day. Cabinet records come from Wikidata and have gaps for some historical offices.