The Fog of War
2004
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1 day ago · Sixty years ago, as President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke to college students at Ohio University and the University of Michigan in May 1964, he spoke publicly for the first time about the idea of a “Great Society” — and told students that young people could be its builders. When he spoke at Ohio University, he noted that America was ...
3 days ago · In the following excerpts from a 1965 interview, President Lyndon B. Johnson reminisces about his experiences as a classroom teacher. While doing so, he also emphasizes the importance of universal education and the rewards of the teaching profession.
2 days ago · Buoyed by his landslide victory in the 1964 election, in early 1965 Johnson proposed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which would double federal spending on education from $4 billion to $8 billion.
4 days ago · On January 12, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent Congress a forceful education message proposing “that we declare a national goal of Full Educational Opportunity.” Further, he asserted, “Every child must be encouraged to get as much education as he has the ability to take.”
1 day ago · In the mid-1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson took bold steps to address the issue of poverty in the United States. Under his administration, Congress passed legislation that established the Head Start program, a national initiative aimed at providing comprehensive early childhood education and development services to low-income children and their families.
4 days ago · An accessible, informed, and timely biography of Lyndon Johnson that centers his... read more
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21 hours ago · United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Among the guests behind him is Martin Luther King Jr. Johnson, who wanted the bill passed as soon as possible, ensured that it would be quickly considered by the Senate.
