The story centers around the political upheaval that Vice President Johnson faced when he was thrust into the presidency at the hands of an assassin 's bullet in November 1963 . After Kennedy 's death , Sarah Hughes administers the oath of the office for LBJ . With political battles on both sides of the aisle , Johnson works to heal a nation and secure his presidency by passing Kennedy 's historic Civil Rights Act
assassin 's bullet
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
LBJ (film)