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LLyndon yndon BBaines aines JJohnsonohnson
Mr. BachMr. BachUnited States HistoryUnited States History
PersonalityPersonality• Friendly and Friendly and
personablepersonable• Coarse and unpolishedCoarse and unpolished• Hard worker who likes Hard worker who likes
to be in controlto be in control• ““The Johnson The Johnson
Treatment”Treatment”
New Deal LegacyNew Deal Legacy• Started as a Started as a
school teacherschool teacher• Worked with Worked with
youth in Texas as youth in Texas as part of a New part of a New Deal programDeal program
A young LBJ shaking hands with FDR
Pride of TexasPride of Texas• Serves in Navy in Serves in Navy in
WWIIWWII• Elected to H of RElected to H of R• Elected to SenateElected to Senate• Becomes Senate Becomes Senate
Majority LeaderMajority Leader• Vice President to Vice President to
JFKJFK• Assumes Assumes
presidency upon presidency upon assassinationassassination
Champion of Civil Champion of Civil RightsRights
• Unexpected Unexpected advocate for civil advocate for civil rightsrights
• Signs the Civil Signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964Rights Act of 1964
• Signs the Voting Signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965Rights Act of 1965
• Charters the Charters the Kerner Kerner CommissionCommission
The War on PovertyThe War on Poverty• Jobs CorpsJobs Corps• Volunteers in Volunteers in
Service to Service to America (VISTA)America (VISTA)
• Head StartHead Start
1964 Campaign1964 Campaign• Democratic Democratic
Nominee – Lyndon Nominee – Lyndon Baines JohnsonBaines Johnson– Emergence of Emergence of
modern liberalismmodern liberalism• Republican Republican
Nominee – Barry Nominee – Barry GoldwaterGoldwater– Emergence of Emergence of
modern modern conservatismconservatism
The Daisy AdThe Daisy Ad
1964 Electoral Map1964 Electoral Map
The Great SocietyThe Great Society• National Public National Public
Radio (NPR)Radio (NPR)• Public Public
Broadcasting Broadcasting System (PBS)System (PBS)
• National National Endowment for Endowment for the Artsthe Arts
• Public HousingPublic Housing
Health CareHealth Care• MedicareMedicare• MedicaidMedicaid
The Destruction of LBJ’s The Destruction of LBJ’s PresidencyPresidency