Shortly after Kennedy was assasinated, Lyndon Baines Johson quickly started to take over for Kennedy and started to establish himself to run for president at the next election. He had eleven month before the election of 1964 to prove that he rightfully deserved to be in office. Before Kennedy was assasinated he gave his acceptance speech. In his speech he reffered to the term "The New Frontier." The phrase developed into a label for his administrations domestic and foreign programs. Lyndon Johnson strived to carry out JFK's goals in his presidency. Shortly after, two important pieces of legislation were passed. First, the Civil Rights Bill that JFK had promised to sign was passed. This act banned discrimination based on race and gender and ended segregation in all public facilities. Lyndon Johnson was elected president, and then started a set of domestic programs known as The Great Society. The main goal of this society was to help set up and fund programs to help eleminate problems for the poor and help end racial discrimination. He pushed for equality for all people.
Johnson helped set up many programs to help better the lives of the average american, and those living below the poverty line. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. This aimed at attacking the roots of poverty. A Job Corps was created to provide vocational training to people. A Head Start program was designed to help disadvantaged children prepare for kindergarten. The Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) was set up as a domestic Peace Corps. Schools in areas of poverty would now recieve volunteer teaching. Federal funds were also sent to help with unemployment.
As Johnson had campaigned in 1964, he declared a "war on poverty." He encouraged all Americans to build a "Great Society" that eliminated the troubles of the underpriveledged.
American liberalism was at high tide under President Johnson. The Wilderness Protection Act saved 9.1 million acres of forestland from industrial development. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act provided major funding for American public schools. The Voting Rights Act banned literacy tests and other discriminatory methods of denying suffrage to African Americans. Medicare was created to offset the costs of health care for the nation's elderly. The National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities used public money to fund artists and galleries. The Immigration Act ended discriminatory quotas based on ethnic origin. An Omnibus Housing Act provided funds to construct low-income housing. Congress tightened pollution controls with stronger Air and Water Quality Acts. Standards were raised for safety in consumer products. Medicaid was esatblished for families and individuals with low income and resources. The National Air and Space Administration (NASA) also achieved the extraordinary and unprecedented accomplishment of orbiting a man around the moon.
The Great Society improved the lives of numerous underpriveledged Americans. It was a place where every child could find knowledge to enrich his
mind and to enlarge his talents. It was a place where leisure was a welcome chance to build and reflect, not a feared cause of boredom and restlessness. It was a place where the city of man served not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community. This Great Society was often compared to FDR's New Deal. The effects of The Great Society have left lasting impacts that we still see today.
Johnson helped set up many programs to help better the lives of the average american, and those living below the poverty line. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. This aimed at attacking the roots of poverty. A Job Corps was created to provide vocational training to people. A Head Start program was designed to help disadvantaged children prepare for kindergarten. The Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) was set up as a domestic Peace Corps. Schools in areas of poverty would now recieve volunteer teaching. Federal funds were also sent to help with unemployment.
As Johnson had campaigned in 1964, he declared a "war on poverty." He encouraged all Americans to build a "Great Society" that eliminated the troubles of the underpriveledged.
American liberalism was at high tide under President Johnson. The Wilderness Protection Act saved 9.1 million acres of forestland from industrial development. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act provided major funding for American public schools. The Voting Rights Act banned literacy tests and other discriminatory methods of denying suffrage to African Americans. Medicare was created to offset the costs of health care for the nation's elderly. The National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities used public money to fund artists and galleries. The Immigration Act ended discriminatory quotas based on ethnic origin. An Omnibus Housing Act provided funds to construct low-income housing. Congress tightened pollution controls with stronger Air and Water Quality Acts. Standards were raised for safety in consumer products. Medicaid was esatblished for families and individuals with low income and resources. The National Air and Space Administration (NASA) also achieved the extraordinary and unprecedented accomplishment of orbiting a man around the moon.
The Great Society improved the lives of numerous underpriveledged Americans. It was a place where every child could find knowledge to enrich his
mind and to enlarge his talents. It was a place where leisure was a welcome chance to build and reflect, not a feared cause of boredom and restlessness. It was a place where the city of man served not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community. This Great Society was often compared to FDR's New Deal. The effects of The Great Society have left lasting impacts that we still see today.