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The Great Society A War on Poverty The War in Vietnam The Civil Rights Act of 1964 The Voting Rights Act of 1965

LBJ’s Resume Congressional Staffer Member of the House of Representatives U.S. Senator Majority Leader Vice-President 26 years of experience

“The Johnson Treatment” Reputation of being “overpowering and intimidating” Invaded personal space: nose to nose “persuasive and personable rather than elegant and charming” Pic 1 Dr. Teller: scientist/image 2: Civil rights bill discussed: President Lyndon Johnson with Senator Richard Russell at the White House, December 7, 1963, Washington, DC. image 3 senate majority leader Johnson works over Chairman of the Senate Foreign relations cmmittee in 1957

War on Poverty “The Great Society rests on abundance and liberty for all. It demands an end to poverty and racial injustice.” LBJ 1964 Medicare and Medicaid Head Start HUD Job Corps Water Quality and Clean Air Acts Highway Safety Act Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

The 1964 Election

Johnson/Humphrey

The Results

Civil Rights Legislation “WE SHALL OVERCOME” Civil Rights Legislation Civil Rights Act 1964 Voting Rights Act 1965 PRESIDENT JOHNSON “TREATS” SENATE MAJORITY LEADER RUSSELL IN ORDER TO SECURE VOTES TO PASS CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 1965

Tet Offensive 1968 Tet brought war to South Vietnamese cities for the first time/