Help people to turn their lives around Make a difference in people’s lives VISTA = Volunteers in Service to America

When in Congress…. Passed Civil Rights Act of 1957 A voting rights measure was the first Civil Rights legislation since Reconstruction

Cut deficit by reducing taxes Civil Rights Act of 1964 –Prohibited discrimination on race, religion, natural origin, sex

Economic Opportunity Act (1964) –Job corps youth training program –VISTA –Project Head Start – education program for underprivileged preschoolers –Encourage people to join in public works programs

Major Reason Johnson wins is because of Goldwater’s call for the use of nuclear weapons against Cuba and Vietnam

End poverty and racial injustice Equal opportunity Richer quality of life for all

EDUCATION: –Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 –1 billion in federal aid to help public and parochial schools

HEALTHCARE: –Medicare – hospital insurance and low- cost medical insurance for almost all Americans over 65 –Medicaid – health insurance for welfare recipients

HOUSING: –Established Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) –Robert Weaver – first African-American Cabinet member

IMMIGRATION: –Immigration Act of 1965 –Opened door for many non- European immigrants