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Bookmark or Share- How Great Was the Great Society? - JSTOR DailyHow Great Was the Great Society? Lyndon B. Johnson called upon the wealthiest nation in the world to do something for those left behind. Lyndon Johnson and Civil Rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr., Whitney Young, and James Farmer meeting in 1964
- Great Society | History & Significance | BritannicaGreat Society, political slogan used by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson (served 1963–69) to identify his legislative program of national reform. In his first State of the Union message after election in his own right, delivered on January 4, 1965, the president proclaimed his vision of a ‘Great Society.’.
- Great Society - Programs, Definition & LBJ | HISTORYThe Great Society was an ambitious series of policy initiatives, legislation and programs spearheaded by President Lyndon B. Johnson with the main goals of ending poverty, reducing crime,...
- Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" [ushistory.org]56e. Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" This 1968 political cartoon captures the struggle of Lyndon B. Johnson's time as President. While Johnson dreamed of a "Great Society," his presidency was haunted by the specter of Vietnam. Much of the funding he hoped to spend on social reforms went towards war in southeast Asia.
- Great Society | Encyclopedia.comUnited States and Canada. U.S. History. Great Society. views 3,028,204 updated Jun 08 2018. GREAT SOCIETY. The Great Society represented Lyndon Johnson's attempt to move beyond the New Deal of Franklin D. Roosevelt and provide a variety of social programs to uplift the nation.
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