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THE GREAT SOCIETY

THE GREAT SOCIETY. LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON 36 TH PRESIDENT 1963-1968. LBJ. Political experience. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Senate majority leader (1955) Vice president under Kennedy (1961-63) Helped Kennedy win key states in South including Texas President of U.S. (1963-1968).

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THE GREAT SOCIETY

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  1. THE GREAT SOCIETY LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON 36TH PRESIDENT 1963-1968

  2. LBJ

  3. Political experience House of Representatives U.S. Senate Senate majority leader (1955) Vice president under Kennedy (1961-63) Helped Kennedy win key states in South including Texas President of U.S. (1963-1968)

  4. 1963-1964 The “Johnson Treatment” persuaded Senators to support his bills Civil Rights Act 1964: ended segregation in public facilities Tax reduction bill: 11 Billion in tax cuts spurred economic growth

  5. Election of 1964 LBJ: Democratic Candidate (very popular) Barry Goldwater: Republican Candidate; Arizona Senator. Very conservative. Not government’s responsibility to right social and economic wrongs (poverty, discrimination, etc). Hard line on foreign affairs, suggesting we use nuclear weapons on Cuba and North Vietnam (frightened people)

  6. Election of 1964Daisy Commercial http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1964

  7. Election of 1964 http://www.270towin.com/

  8. Barry Goldwater

  9. Election of 1964 LBJ won by a landslide (90% of electoral vote) Democratic majority in Congress Allowed Johnson to enact legislation from “The Great Society” (end to poverty and racial discrimination) Most important expansion of government since the New Deal 206 bills became law

  10. The Great Society • Goals of the Great Society: • End poverty (War on Poverty) • Pass Civil Rights legislation • Increased funding for education • Protect the environment • Protect the consumer

  11. The Great Society Economic Opportunity Act (1 billion for anti-poverty measures, small business loans, job training, etc.) VISTA (domestic Peace Corps) Head Start (for underprivileged preschoolers) Medicare (health insurance for elderly) Medicaid (health insurance for poor) Food stamps

  12. The Great Society HUD (low income housing) Elementary and Secondary Ed. Act (1 billion in fed. Aid to help public and parochial schools) Water Quality Act Clean Air Act Truth in Packaging Act National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act Immigration Act of 1965 National Endowment for the Humanities (PBS)

  13. Impact of the Great Society Greatly expanded the role of government (education, environment, etc) Did these changes make the nation better or worse off than before? New awareness of social problems (poverty reduced from 25% in 1962 to 11% in 1973 Growing budget deficit for next three decades Is gov’t an appropriate vehicle for solving social problems?

  14. What ended the Great Society? Vietnam War (1967 attention shifted to foreign policy and fighting communism) Who knows how much further government would have went to address social problems. What would America be like today?

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