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The Great Society: LBJ's Presidential Legacy

Discover the transformative policies of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society, a comprehensive set of social programs enacted during his presidency from 1963 to 1969. From education to healthcare, housing, and environmental protection, delve into how this era reshaped American society and government.

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The Great Society: LBJ's Presidential Legacy

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  1. The Great Society

  2. LBJ • Took office after JFK’s assassination in November, 1963 • Encouraged passage of JFK’s Civil Rights Act and tax cut plans • Deficit reduced from $6 billion to $4 billion • Declares “war on poverty” and plans for new social programs

  3. 1964 Election • Barry Goldwater: conservative Republican • Not government’s job to create social programs • Johnson wins by landslide (61%), Democrats win large majorities in Congress • By the time he left office in 1969, Congress had passed more than 200 of his bills

  4. consumer protections education immigration housing & cities poverty & health care environment The Great Society

  5. Education • ESEA of 1965: $1 billion for textbooks • College scholarships and low-interest loans • Corporation for Public Broadcasting: educational TV

  6. Poverty & Healthcare • Economic Opportunity Act • Head Start, VISTA, Job Corps • Appalachian Development Act • Medicare for those over 65 • Medicaid for those below the poverty line

  7. Housing & Cities • 240,000 low-rent public housing projects • HUD to administer federal home loans at low interest rates • Funding for rebuilding “slums” • Funding for mass transportation

  8. Environment • Water Quality Act made states clean up rivers • Clean Air Act set emission standards • Wilderness Act set aside 9 million acres of national forest land

  9. Immigration • Immigration Act of 1965 ended national-origins quotas that had discriminated against people from outside Western Europe

  10. Consumer Protections • Federal safety standards for auto and tire companies • Transportation Department, Highway Safety Act • Standards for labeling consumer products • Wholesome Meat Act

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