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The United States on January 13, 1965

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

68 D · 32 R

100 senators · 89th Congress

House

294 D · 140 R

434 representatives

Supreme Court

5 D · 4 R

9 justices by appointing party

Union

50 states

24 amendments in force

Unemployment

Dec 1964 · $1 then ≈ $10.80 today

Public debt

$312B

as of Jun 30, 1964 · 1 armed conflict

1965-01-13/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

1965-01-13/congress89th Congress

Senate · 68 D · 32 R

House · 294 D · 140 R

1965-01-13/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

1965-01-13/militaryArmed conflicts under way

Laotian Civil War

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

1965-01-13/weekWithin a week · Jan 6, 1965 – Jan 20, 1965

Lyndon Baines Johnson takes office · Jan 20, 1965

Agency + Defense Contract Audit Agency

Jan 8, 1965 · sub_agency

Ruling Stanford v. Texas

Jan 18, 1965 · 379 U.S. 476

Ruling Cox v. Louisiana

Jan 18, 1965 · 379 U.S. 536

Ruling Cox v. Louisiana

Jan 18, 1965 · 379 U.S. 559

Ruling California v. Lo-Vaca Gathering Co.

Jan 18, 1965 · 379 U.S. 366

Ruling United States v. First National City Bank

Jan 18, 1965 · 379 U.S. 378

Ruling Whitney National Bank in Jefferson Parish v. Bank of New Orleans & Trust Co.

Jan 18, 1965 · 379 U.S. 411

Ruling Fortson v. Dorsey

Jan 18, 1965 · 379 U.S. 433

Ruling Henry v. Mississippi

Jan 18, 1965 · 379 U.S. 443

Ruling Turner v. Louisiana

Jan 18, 1965 · 379 U.S. 466

Ruling Jankovich v. Indiana Toll Road Commission

Jan 18, 1965 · 379 U.S. 487

Ruling City of El Paso v. Simmons

Jan 18, 1965 · 379 U.S. 497

Ruling Securities and Exchange Commission v. American Trailer Rentals Co.

Jan 18, 1965 · 379 U.S. 594

Ruling Fortson v. Toombs

Jan 18, 1965 · 379 U.S. 621

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.