Presidential comparison

This workspace is the foundation for comparing presidential terms and metrics against the existing backend comparison API.

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Lyndon B. Johnson - Term 1 (succeeded)

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GDP Growth

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GDP Growth

Percent
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Metric type Percent
Generated 10/28/2026 03:32
Source Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

GDP Growth

Percent

2.67 2.02 1.36 0.71 0.061 January1 April1 July1 October2 January
Lyndon B. Johnson - Term 1 (succeeded)

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Observations for each selected metric, organized by relative year within each presidential term.

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GDP Growth

Percent

Quarterly observations aligned by relative year within each presidential term.

Relative PeriodActual DateLyndon B. Johnson - Term 1 (succeeded)Percent
Period 1Jan 19642.108714
Period 2Apr 19641.089068
Period 3Jul 19641.562602
Period 4Oct 19640.309191

Summary Statistics

GDP Growth · Percent

StatisticLyndon B. Johnson - Term 1 (succeeded)
Average1.5
Minimum0.31
Maximum2.42
Range2.11

Key Observations

GDP Growth · Percent

  • Lyndon B. Johnson - Term 1 (succeeded) reached the highest gdp growth of 2.42 during the comparison period.
  • Lyndon B. Johnson - Term 1 (succeeded) reached the lowest gdp growth of 0.31 during the comparison period.
  • Lyndon B. Johnson - Term 1 (succeeded) had a range of 2.11 during the comparison period.

Data Source

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

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