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    Great Society

    The Great Society was a series of domestic programs enacted by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the United States from 1964 to 1968, with the stated goals of totally eliminating poverty and racial injustice in the country. Johnson first used the phrase in a May 7, 1964, speech at Ohio University. Major new federal programs addressing civil rights, education, medical care, urban problems, rural poverty, and transportation were launched. In scope and sweep, the Great Society was comparable to the 1930s New Deal domestic programs of previous Democratic president Franklin D. Roosevelt. Some of the Great Society initiatives were derived from New Frontier proposals which had stalled during the Kennedy administration. Johnson's success depended on his skills of persuasion and the Democratic landslide victory in the 1964 elections, which brought many new liberals into Congress and made the House of Representatives of 1965 the most liberal since 1938. Wikipedia

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  2. britannica.com

    Dec 27, 2024Great 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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  3. investopedia.com

    Jun 30, 2023Learn about the Great Society, a set of domestic policy initiatives launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s to reduce poverty, racial injustice, crime, and environmental problems. Find out the key programs, achievements, and challenges of this social reform plan.
  4. encyclopedia.com

    Learn about Lyndon Johnson's vision of a better America and the social programs he initiated, such as Medicare, environmental legislation, and civil rights laws. Find out how the Great Society was challenged by the Vietnam War and the economic pressures of the 1970s.
  5. thoughtco.com

    Learn about the social and domestic policy programs initiated by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s to eliminate racial injustice and end poverty in the U.S. Find out how the Great Society was influenced by Kennedy's New Frontier, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
  6. nmaahc.si.edu

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    https://nmaahc.si.edu › explore › stories › series › the-great-society

    The Great Society. Poverty In America Following World War II, the U.S. experienced a financial boom in which millions enjoyed the benefits of national economic growth. But these opportunities were not available to everyone and by 1968, 35 million people lived below the poverty line. Read ...
  7. encyclopedia.com

    Great Society, The. LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS. FUNDING PROBLEMS. THE GREAT SOCIETY REVISITED. BIBLIOGRAPHY. The term Great Society, which refers to the set of domestic programs initiated by Lyndon B. Johnson, who became the U.S. president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, was coined by Johnson ' s speechwriter Richard N. Goodwin early in 1964. In an address during commencement ...
  8. federalism.org

    The "Great Society" is a phrase used to describe the domestic policies of President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-69). While many of the programs had their origins in President John Kennedy's administration, while Johnson was vice president, they were not enacted until after Kennedy's assassination. In his first speech to a joint session of ...

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