President Johnson decided not to run for reelection because
a. he had become overwhelmed by the war and challenges within his party.
b. his health made it impossible for him to run.
c. he had been barely elected in the election of 1964.
d. he believed that Eugene McCarthy was a better spokesman for domestic reform.
ANS: a
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