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Lyndon B. Johnson’s Presidency 1963 - 1968

Lyndon B. Johnson’s Presidency 1963 - 1968. A President of Contradictions. Coming to the Presidency. Entered U.S. politics in 1937 as Tx State Representative in Congress U.S. Senator in 1948 “The LBJ Treatment”. Election of 1964. Barry Goldwater v. LBJ Compare platforms:

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Lyndon B. Johnson’s Presidency 1963 - 1968

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  1. Lyndon B. Johnson’s Presidency 1963 - 1968 A President of Contradictions

  2. Coming to the Presidency • Entered U.S. politics in 1937 as Tx State Representative in Congress • U.S. Senator in 1948 • “The LBJ Treatment”

  3. Election of 1964 • Barry Goldwater v. LBJ • Compare platforms: • LBJ wins a landslide victory

  4. “The Great Society” • More Civil Rights Legislation • Tax Cuts • More Government Involvement

  5. Economic Opportunity Act • Fighting the “war on poverty” • Purpose: • Created:

  6. Addressing Poverty • Medicare and Medicaid • HUD

  7. Help for the Environment • Wilderness Protection Act (1965) • Water Quality Act (1965) • Clean Air Amendment (1965)

  8. Help for Consumers • Truth in Packaging Act (1966) • National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (1966) • Highway Safety Act (1966)

  9. 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act • Definition • Corporation for Public Broadcasting

  10. Immigration Act 1965 • Definition:

  11. What do all these programs reveal about the changing role of government?

  12. The Warren Court • Major Decisions • Congressional Reapportionment • Rights of the Accused • Mapp v. Ohio • Gideon v. Wainwright • Escobedo v. Illinois • Miranda v. Arizona

  13. Decisions divide the Country • Liberals • Conservatives

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