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Nov 17, 2017 · The Great Society was an ambitious series of policy initiatives, legislation and programs spearheaded by President Lyndon B. Johnson with the main goals of ending poverty, reducing crime,...
Jan 16, 2020 · In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson announced his plans for what he called " the Great Society," a sweeping set of programs that marked the most ambitious expansion of the federal government...
- Nick Gillespie
- 33 min
- Editor at Large
The pens used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign Great Society legislation. The Great Society was a set of domestic programs in the United States launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and 1965.
Describe the major accomplishments of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society; Identify the legal advances made in the area of civil rights; Explain how Lyndon Johnson deepened the American commitment in Vietnam
- P. Scott Corbett, Volker Janssen, John M. Lund, Todd Pfannestiel, Sylvie Waskiewicz, Paul Vickery
- 2014
Feb 2, 2021 · In implementing one of the most impactful arrays of new domestic policy programs in the history of the U.S. federal government, the legislation authorizing the Great Society programs addressed issues such as poverty, education, medical care, and racial discrimination.
- Robert Longley
Aug 9, 2024 · Great Society, political slogan used by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson (served 1963–69) to identify his legislative program of national reform. In his first State of the Union message after election in his own right, delivered on January 4, 1965, the president proclaimed his vision of a ‘Great Society.’.
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President Lyndon Johnson announced his Great Society program during his State of the Union address in 1964. He outlined a series of domestic programs that he promised would eliminate poverty and inequality in the United States.
