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Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society

Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society. “The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents…It is a place where men are more concerned with the quality of their goals than the quantity of their goods.”. LBJ’S POLITICAL TIMELINE.

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Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society

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  1. Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society “The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents…It is a place where men are more concerned with the quality of their goals than the quantity of their goods.”

  2. LBJ’S POLITICAL TIMELINE • 1937: House of Representatives • Known as a “New Dealer” during the Great Depression • Worked with FDR to help struggling farmers • 1948: Senate • Only won by 87 votes, so he needed to work for approval • 1955: Senate Majority Leader • “Leader” of the Democrats in the Senate • Top of the Democratic Party (Eisenhower [President] = Republican) • 1957: Led Civil Rights Act of 1957(voting rights) to passage • Caught the eye of JFK because of Civil Rights & Texas/Protestant background = LBJ runs as JFK’s Vice President • JFK only won because of LBJ (TX won by a few thousand votes)

  3. LBJ’S POLITICAL TIMELINE • November 22,1963: JFK assassinated in Dallas • LBJ becomes President • Only one year as President to win over the public & get reelected • “Let us continue” to solve national and world problems like JFK • Legislation started by JFK & passed under LBJ • Tax Reduction Act: lower taxes $11 billion to boost consumer spending • Lowered fed deficit/debt from $6 billion to $4 billion in two years • Civil Rights Act1964: allowed federal government to enforce prohibition of discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender

  4. JFK’S ASSASSINATION • Zapruder Film • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU83R7rpXQY

  5. 1964ELECTION: JOHNSON REELECTED • Opponent = Conservative Republican Goldwater • Against government spending on social programs (opposite) • Pushed for U.S. intervention in Vietnam to stop Communism • Lyndon B. Johnson • Great Society • 1962-73: Poverty decreased from 25% to 11% • Deficit spending (need higher taxes to avoid higher federal debt) • U.S. Intervention in Vietnam “would offer no solution” • 1965: Johnson decides to enter Vietnam War & drains funding for his Great Society • 1968 Election: LBJ chooses not to run for reelection • Republican Victory (Nixon) • LBJ Wins 1964 Landslide Victory (61% of popular vote) • Democrats win large Congressional majority • LBJ does not need Republican support to pass reform laws • 206 passed in 4 years

  6. GREAT SOCIETY: REFORM LEGISLATION • War on Poverty • Economic Opportunity Act (August 1964 = right before reelection)gave $1 billion in funding to youth programs, antipoverty measures, Corps youth training program, the VISTA (Volunteers in Service to American) program, Project Head Start (preschool for poor children), and Community Action Program. • Significant Reforms • Civil Rights Act 1965 • Higher Education Act • Housing and Urban Development • 24th Amendment • Tax Reduction Act • Economic Opportunity Act • Reapportionment • Miranda Rights • Voting Rights Act • Truth in Packaging Act • Wholesome Meat Act • Clean Air Act Amendment • Water Quality Act • Immigration Act of 1965 • Medicaid/Medicare • Secondary Care Act

  7. WARREN COURT & POLITICAL REFORM • Warren Court Reforms • Separation of Church & State • Banned prayer in public schools • Declared state “loyalty oaths” unconstitutional • Freedom of Speech • Limited censorship of books & films • Allowed black anti-war arm bands at school • Reapportionment “one person, one vote” • Redrew election districts to fairly represent growing urban populations & allowed federal enforcement • Rights of the Accused (limit police power & fair trial) • Miranda v. Arizona: Miranda Rights guaranteed by law • Right to remain silent, anything said may be used against you in court, and right to a lawyer before investigation

  8. EXIT TICKET QUIZ • 1. What was Lyndon B. Johnson’s first federal political position? • A. House Representative • B. Senator • C. Majority Leader • D. Vice President • 2. _______________ guarantees your right to remain silent, that anything said can/will be used against you in court, and right to an attorney. • 3. “One person, one vote” is the slogan for _________, the redrawing of election districts. • 4. ___________ provides healthcare to welfare recipients. • 5. ___________ abolished the poll tax loophole used to deny African Americans the right to vote.

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