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JFK and LBJ Domestic Policy

JFK and LBJ Domestic Policy. John F. Kennedy and the New Frontier: 1961-Nov. 1963. New Frontier JFK’s legislative agenda Hoped to increase aid to education, provide health insurance to the elderly, create a Department of Urban Affairs, and help migrant workers

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JFK and LBJ Domestic Policy

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  1. JFK and LBJ Domestic Policy

  2. John F. Kennedy and the New Frontier: 1961-Nov. 1963 • New Frontier • JFK’s legislative agenda • Hoped to increase aid to education, provide health insurance to the elderly, create a Department of Urban Affairs, and help migrant workers • Faces congressional opposition which defeats many programs

  3. John F. Kennedy and the New Frontier: 1961-Nov. 1963 • Peace Corps • Space Race • Promises US will land on moon by end of 1960s

  4. John F. Kennedy and the New Frontier: 1961-Nov. 1963 • Increased attention to women’s rights, created Presidential Commission on the Status of Women

  5. John F. Kennedy and the New Frontier: 1961-Nov. 1963 • Assassinated November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, in an event that shook the nation’s confidence and began a period of internal strife and divisiveness, especially spurred by divisions over US involvement in Vietnam.

  6. LBJ Takes Office

  7. Lyndon B. Johnson and the Great Society: Nov. 1963-1968 • Johnson (Kennedy’s Vice President) becomes President upon Kennedy’s death. • Leadership style: Great consensus builder, but could be abrasive • Excellent record on Civil Rights • Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Voting Rights Act of 1964

  8. Lyndon B. Johnson and the Great Society: Nov. 1963-1968 • “War on Poverty” (included many of the initiatives that Kennedy was unable to get through Congress) • Believed that a wealthy, powerful government should help improve lives of citizens • Good timing because economy was growing stronger

  9. Lyndon B. Johnson and the Great Society: Nov. 1963-1968 • Great Society: • Goals included the elimination of poverty and of racial injustice. • New major spending programs that addressed education, medical care, urban problems, and transportation were launched during this period. • Resembled the New Deal; LBJ said he wanted to fulfill FDR’s mission but it wasn’t just about relief to the poor

  10. Lyndon B. Johnson and the Great Society: Nov. 1963-1968 • Great Society: • Mixed results • Many programs did achieve success, even if limited • Spending on the Vietnam War reduced funding for many of its programs and limited its success • Re-introduced debate over the proper role of government in meeting the everyday needs of citizens

  11. Lyndon B. Johnson and the Great Society: Nov. 1963-1968 • Lasting programs: • Medicare (Care for the elderly) • Medicaid (Aid the poor) • Federal education funding • Head Start • Created Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Transportation

  12. Lyndon B. Johnson and the Great Society: Nov. 1963-1968 • LBJ’s Legacy: his domestic achievements are often overshadowed by his involvement in the escalation of the war in Vietnam.

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