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Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon Johnson for LAST
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Succeeded Kennedy | succeeded Kennedy in 1963 |
| Johnson elected | Elected in 1964 |
| Legislative success | Very successful getting both his own and Kennedy's legislative measures through Congress. |
| Great Society | supported by Johnson. |
| War on Poverty | Included Job Corps, Head Start, Upward Bound (for poor bright high school students) and VISTA |
| Great Society Programs | Water Quality and Air Quality Acts, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, National Foundation for the Arts and Humanities, Omnibus Housing Bill, Highway Safety Act, Medicare, Cabinet-level departments HUD, Transportation |