Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson was the 36th President of the United States (1963-1969), and the successor to John F. Kennedy.

Biography
After the failure of the Virtuous Mission, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev telephoned President Johnson, blaming his country for the nuclear attack on Sokolov's research facility in Tselinoyarsk. Attempting to avert a potential nuclear war, Johnson assured Khrushchev that the affair was orchestrated by The Boss and GRU Colonel Volgin. Khrushchev demanded that America prove its innocence. Major Zero and Naked Snake were also threatened that if they didn't succeed the mission, they would both be executed. With the United States' reputation on the line and the two nations on the verge of World War III, Naked Snake was sent back to the Soviet Union to help the FOX unit clear its name, by rescuing Sokolov once again, and taking out Volgin and his secret weapon, as well as The Boss and her Cobra Unit. After Operation Snake Eater Johnson awarded Snake the title of Big Boss. At first, Big Boss was reluctant to shake Johnson's hand but eventually relented.

Post-Snake Eater
Johnson died of a heart attack in 1973.

Alternative History
*Some of the details of President Johnson's background were elaborated upon in the Metal Gear Solid'' novelization. As such, their canonicity in regards to the Metal Gear saga are unconfirmed.''

President Johnson was responsible for initiating the Les Enfants Terribles project in the late 1960s.

Behind the Scenes
President Johnson was voiced by Richard McGonagle in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. For unexplained reasons, his voice sounds distinctly different during his telephone conversation with Khrushchev, when compared to his small speech during Naked Snake's award ceremony in the White House.