The Great Society program became Johnson's agenda for Congress in January 1965: aid to education, attack on disease, Medicare, urban renewal, beautification, conservation, development of depressed regions, a wide-scale fight against poverty, control and prevention of crime and delinquency, removal of obstacles to the .
Johnson's programs increased Social Security benefits, greatly aiding the elderly poor; instituted Medicare and Medicaid, health care supports that even conservative politicians today pledge to support; and assisted African Americans in the 1960s, whose income rose by half in the decade.
The Great Society program became Johnson's agenda for Congress in January 1965: aid to education, attack on disease, Medicare, urban renewal, beautification, conservation, development of depressed regions, a wide-scale fight against poverty, control and prevention of crime and delinquency, removal of obstacles to the
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Riding A Wave of Empathy
On November 22, 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as President of the United States after the killing of John F. Kennedy
War on Poverty
In March 1964
Medicare and Medicaid
By the time Johnson took office, mainly two groups of Americans were uninsured: the elderly and the poor
Head Start and Education Reform
To empower parents and make sure every child had a shot of success in life no matter their social or economic circumstances, Johnson
Urban Renewal
The mass exodus to suburbia after World War IIleft many major cities in poor condition. Affordable, dependable housing was hard to find
Support For Arts and Humanities
In September 1965, Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act
Environmental Initiatives
To help battle worsening water pollution, Johnson signed the Water Quality Act in 1965 to help set national water quality standards
The Great Society Backlash and Vietnam
Not every American citizen or politician was satisfied with the results of Johnson’s Great Society agenda
Sources
About Us: Mission, Vision, History. National Head Start Association. CMS’ Program History: Medicare and Medicaid. CMS.gov
How long did the Great Society last?
Most of the Great Society’s achievements came during the 89th Congress, which lasted from January 1965 to January 1967, and is considered by many to be the most productive legislative session in American history
What was a Great Society program?
Nonetheless, Great Society programs such as Medicare, which assists the elderly with medical expenses, remained popular and in the late 1990s they were still a crucial part of many Americans' lives
Great Society programs were not the first large scale effort by the federal government to aid the disadvantaged
What was Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program?
President Lyndon Johnson announced his Great Society program during his State of the Union address in 1964
He outlined a series of domestic programs that he promised would eliminate poverty and inequality in the United States
By the end of Johnson’s term, Congress had implemented 226 of 252 his legislative requests
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