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Great Society

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Lyndon B. Johnson 36th President of the United States who aggressively promoted many of the domestic programs that Kennedy had failed to get through Congress and went further with his Great Society agenda.
Great Society President Johnson’s ambitious domestic policy that successfully included federal funding for education, created new and expanded social welfare programs, immigration reform and civil rights.
The Other America Best-selling book written by Michael Harrington and published in 1962 that helped focus national attention on the 40 million Americans still living in poverty.
Michael Harrington Author of the best-selling book The Other America, which was published in 1962 and helped focus national attention on the 40 million Americans still living in poverty.
War on Poverty Part of President Johnson’s Great Society that focused on legislation and programs to increase economic opportunity and provide support to financially struggling Americans.
Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) Anti-poverty government agency created as part of President Johnson’s Great Society, which helped fund self-help programs such as Head Start and the Job Corps.
Head Start Anti-poverty program originally sponsored by the Office of Economic Opportunity that provides early childhood education and health services to low-income families.
Job Corps Anti-poverty program originally sponsored by the Office of Economic Opportunity that offers free education and vocational training to low-income young Americans.
Community Action Program Anti-poverty program originally sponsored by the Office of Economic Opportunity that allows local citizens to play a major role in running aid programs in their own neighborhoods.
Barry Goldwater Conservative senator from Arizona who ran for president in 1964 and lost in a landslide based on his platform of attacking President Johnson’s Great Society and pledging to end the welfare state.
Food Stamp Act (1964) Congressional law passed as part of President Johnson’s Great Society that expanded the federal program to help low-income people buy food through vouchers.
National Foundation on the Art and Humanities Government organization created as part of President Johnson’s Great Society that provided federal funding for creative and scholarly projects.
Medicare Government healthcare program created as part of President Johnson’s Great Society that provides health insurance for all Americans 65 years and older.
Medicaid Government healthcare program created as part of President Johnson’s Great Society that provides funds to states to pay for medical care for the poor and disabled.
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965) Congressional law passed as part of President Johnson’s Great Society that provides federal funds to poor school districts and for special education.
Higher Education Act (1965) Congressional law passed as part of President Johnson’s Great Society that provides federal scholarships for postsecondary education.
Child Nutrition Act (1966) Congressional law passed as part of President Johnson’s Great Society that added breakfast to the school lunch program.
Department of Transportation (DOT) New executive branch department created under President Johnson as part of his Great Society that coordinates national transportation initiatives to help the economy.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) New executive branch department created under President Johnson as part of his Great Society that coordinates housing assistance and development plans.
Ralph Nader Political activist and author of Unsafe at Any Speed, which was a book that helped convince Congress to pass automobile industry regulations that would save thousands of lives.
Unsafe at Any Speed Book written by Ralph Nader in 1965 that helped convince Congress to pass automobile industry regulations that would save thousands of lives.
Rachel Carson Conservationist and author who wrote Silent Spring, an exposé on pesticides that helped spark an environmental movement that included a national ban on DDT.
Silent Spring Exposé on pesticides written by Rachel Carson in 1962 that helped spark an environmental movement that included a national ban on DDT.
Beautify America Environmental campaign led by First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, which resulted in the High Beautification Act that regulated billboards and junkyards near highways.
Immigration Act of 1965 Congressional law passed under President Johnson that ended the ethnic quotas of the 1920s that favored European immigrants in order to allow in immigrants from all over the world.
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