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LBJ
-Johnson encouraged the nation to
move past the assassination
-sent Congress a program to fix
the nation’s problems
LBJ
-Lyndon Baines Johnson- Texas
-became follower of FDR- really
got involved in New Deal Policies
-showed remarkable ability to
forge compromises-”LBJ
Treatment”
LBJ
-showed remarkable ability to
forge compromises
-helped pass Civil Rights Act of
1957- 1st Civil Rights Leg. Since
Reconstruction: dealt w/voting
rights
-” ..denied both the federal
government and the state powers
to deprive U.S. citizens of the right
to vote on account of race, color or
previous conditions of servitude.”
LBJ’s Agenda
-large tax reductions: 10 Billion in
tax cuts to spur economic growth
-Civil Rights Act of 1964
banned discrimination- based on
race, religion & sex in Public
Places
Gave Fed. Gov’t Powers to
Enforce
-”Unconditional War on Poverty”
1964 State of the Union
Head Start : edu Program 4
underprivileged preschoolers
Jobs Corps Youth Training
Program
VISTA : Volunteers in Service
LBJ’s Agenda
-EOA: Economic Opportunity ACT
-”Unconditional War on Poverty”
1964 State of the Union
Head Start : edu Program 4
underprivileged preschoolers
Jobs Corps Youth Training
Program
VISTA : Volunteers in Service
to America
LBJ’s Agenda
-Election of 1964
Johnson
Barry Goldwater: *didn’t believe
the Gov’t had any business to
control social & economical
wrongs- *also attacked Social
Security & TVA; wanted to use
atomic weapons on Cuba & SU
Johnson won by a landslide!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDTBn
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Great Society
-’64 election gives Johnson a mandate
LBJ sums up his vision of America
1. End Poverty 2. End Racial Injustice
-creating a higher SOL and providing
equal opportunity were objectives
of Great Society
Over 60 programs passed
-Secondary Education Act : 1 billion in
Fed. Aid to help purchase text
books
-Medicare :: hospital/low cost
insurance for US citizens over 65
-Medicaid Extended health insurance
to welfare recipients
Great Society
-HUD : Administer Fed. Housing
Program, DEPT of Housing & Urban
Development = low income housing
*LBJ appointed the 1st AA cabinet
member as Sec. of HUD- Robert
Weaver
-National Endowment for the
Humanities independent grantmaking agency of the US gov’t
dedicated to supporting research,
education, preservation, and public
programs in the humanities
Government Protection
-Immigration Act 1965 : opened
the door for many Non European
Immigrants to settle in the US*Over turned Nat’l Origins Act
of 1924
-Department of Transportation
DOT: Deals w/ national air, rail &
highway transportation
-environmental protection
Rachel Carson
“Silent Spring” : exposed the
dangers of pesticides & big
Companies which were polluting
streams
Water Quality & Clean Air Act
:required states to clean up
Rivers
Government Protection
--consumer protection
Ralph Nader – Wrote a book:
“Unsafe @ any Speed”
-Fair Packaging and Labeling
Act
*Required truth in
Labels/packaging & enacted
auto safety standards on
automobiles
* He is most commonly known as a
six-time candidate for President,
often running with the Green
Party.
Warren Court
-Chief Justice Earl Warren led the
Supreme Court on an activist
stance
Court began to interpret rights in
a broader fashion
Warren Court
-Brown v. Board, 1954 :
Overturned Plessy V. Ferguson
(Separate is NOT equal)
-Mapp v. Ohio, 1961 : Evidence
seized illegally can NOT be used
in Court
-Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963 :
Right to an attorney
-Miranda v. Arizona, 1966 Must
be read RIGHTS when placed
under arrest-- * You have the
right to remain silent …..
Impact of the Great
Society
-extension of federal power
-rate of poverty did decrease from
21% to 11%
-growing budget deficit (With
Huge Tax cuts the Gov’t had to
borrow more $$$)
-conservative backlash – Cali Gov,
Hollywood Actor Reagan
-conflict in Vietnam
-choice between war and the
Great Society programs
-”Guns or butter”
*1,000s of miles away, Communist
forces in V began to over shadow
the Goals of the G.S.
Johnson had seen many political successes, including the passage of his
sweeping Great Society domestic programs (also known as the "War on
Poverty"), landmark civil rights legislation, and the continued exploration of
space. At the same time, however, the country had experienced large-scale
race riots in the streets of its larger cities, along with a generational revolt of
young people and violent debates over foreign policy. The emergence of the
hippie counterculture, the rise of New Left activism, and the emergence of the
Black Power movement exacerbated social and cultural clashes between
classes, generations and races. Every summer during Johnson's post-election
administration, known thereafter as the "long, hot summers", major U.S. cities
erupted in massive race riots that left hundreds dead or injured and destroyed
hundreds of millions of dollars in property. Adding to the national tension, on
April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in
Memphis, Tennessee sparking further mass rioting and chaos, including
Washington, D.C., where rioting came within just a few blocks of the White
House.
A major factor in the precipitous decline of President Johnson's popularity was
the Vietnam War, which he greatly escalated during his time in office. By late
1967 over 500,000 American soldiers were fighting in Vietnam and suffering
thousands of casualties every month. Johnson was especially hurt when,
despite his repeated assurances that the war was being "won", the American
news media began to show just the opposite.