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Johnson Lyndon B. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963–1964. I. Washington, DC: GPO; 1965. Annual Message to Congress on the State of the Union, January 8, 1964; pp. 112–117. [Google Scholar] Jordan Barbara C, Rostow Elspeth D. The Great Society: A Twenty Year Critique.
THE GREAT SOCIETY When John Gardner became the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, he was joining President Lyndon Johnson not just as a cabinet member, but as the engineer of his ...
In a speech at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on May 22, 1964 (a), President Johnson announced some of his goals for the Great Society. These included rebuilding cities, preserving the natural environment, and improving education. Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in his hometown of Johnson City, Texas ...
When he took office after the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, President Lyndon B. Johnson was able to mobilize national support for initiatives begun under the Kennedy administration, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Johnson then proposed a broader vision for the country, a “Great Society” that would eradicate poverty ...
Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society. On a May morning in 1964, President Johnson laid out a sweeping vision for a package of domestic reforms known as the Great Society. Speaking before that year’s graduates of the University of Michigan, Johnson called for “an end to poverty and racial injustice” and challenged both the graduates and ...
legislation created during the New Deal and the Great Society programs. Complete the table by writing in the names of appropriate examples of New Deal or Great Society legislation. You can refer to the summary found on Worksheet 1 for clues. Note: The New Deal and Great Society addressed many more programs than are included on this list.
In the mid-1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson pushed a Progressive legislative agenda through Congress to create a “Great Society.”. The national government, LBJ continued, should embark on a project of ensuring both “abundance and liberty” for all, by focusing on improving cities, protecting the countryside, and upgrading classrooms.
