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Comparison of New Comparison of New Frontier Frontier and Great and Great SocietySociety
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The “Johnson Treatment”
The “Johnson Treatment”
The treatment of others by former president Lyndon B. Johnson, in which he would hypothetically 'pop one's bubble' to demand their attention. The 'Treatment' was described as having 'a large St. Bernard licking your face and pawing you all over.'
- Also used when describing being 'violated' by
unwanted company.
The treatment of others by former president Lyndon B. Johnson, in which he would hypothetically 'pop one's bubble' to demand their attention. The 'Treatment' was described as having 'a large St. Bernard licking your face and pawing you all over.'
- Also used when describing being 'violated' by
unwanted company.UrbanDictionary.Com
LBJ was a seasoned politician who was best at negotiating in the back rooms of power
He passed many of Kennedy’s stalled programs and more than a few of his own
In the 1964 elections, he won in a landslide against Barry Goldwater (61.1% of the vote!)
LBJ was a seasoned politician who was best at negotiating in the back rooms of power
He passed many of Kennedy’s stalled programs and more than a few of his own
In the 1964 elections, he won in a landslide against Barry Goldwater (61.1% of the vote!)
Momentum for Civil Rights
Momentum for Civil Rights On becoming president, LBJ promptly pushed
the passage of civil rights legislation as a memorial to JFK
LBJ wanted to place his mark on the presidency
Civil Rights Act (1964) Outlawed Employment discrimination Desegregated public facilities throughout the south
24th Amendment (1964) No more poll tax
Voting Rights Act (1965) Black voter registration rose dramatically
On becoming president, LBJ promptly pushed the passage of civil rights legislation as a memorial to JFK
LBJ wanted to place his mark on the presidency
Civil Rights Act (1964) Outlawed Employment discrimination Desegregated public facilities throughout the south
24th Amendment (1964) No more poll tax
Voting Rights Act (1965) Black voter registration rose dramatically
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Democratic gains in both Congress and the state legislature strengthened LBJ politically
LBJ not only had a civil rights agenda, but also wanted to bring about what he called the “Great Society”
Democratic gains in both Congress and the state legislature strengthened LBJ politically
LBJ not only had a civil rights agenda, but also wanted to bring about what he called the “Great Society”
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25% of Americans lived below the poverty line Isolated miners and farmers, migrant workers, Native Americans, urban ghettos
Johnson wanted to put and end to poverty Expanded social insurance, welfare and public works (like the New Deal)
25% of Americans lived below the poverty line Isolated miners and farmers, migrant workers, Native Americans, urban ghettos
Johnson wanted to put and end to poverty Expanded social insurance, welfare and public works (like the New Deal)
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Federal Health Insurance Legislation Medicare
Care for the elderly - funded through social security
Medicaid Care for the poor - funded by tax revenues
Federal Health Insurance Legislation Medicare
Care for the elderly - funded through social security
Medicaid Care for the poor - funded by tax revenues
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Not just for the disadvantaged!
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
Supporting artists and historians! YAY!
Not just for the disadvantaged!
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
Supporting artists and historians! YAY!
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By the end of 1965, the Johnson administration had compiled the most impressive legislative record of liberal reforms since FDR’s New Deal Expanded the federal government’s role in protecting citizen’s welfare
By the end of 1965, the Johnson administration had compiled the most impressive legislative record of liberal reforms since FDR’s New Deal Expanded the federal government’s role in protecting citizen’s welfare
Great Society - Problems
Great Society - Problems
Great Society never quite lived up to the extravagant hype
Interest groups got involved American Medical Association
Diverse group of supporters fought amongst themselves
Limited funding $22 billion on Vietnam, $1.2 billion on War on Poverty
“Great society was shot down on the battlefields of Vietnam” - MLK
Great Society never quite lived up to the extravagant hype
Interest groups got involved American Medical Association
Diverse group of supporters fought amongst themselves
Limited funding $22 billion on Vietnam, $1.2 billion on War on Poverty
“Great society was shot down on the battlefields of Vietnam” - MLK
