1. LYNDON JOHNSON and RICHARD NIXON The Great Society Vietnam Democrats Fragment Nixon’s Comeback Nixon’s Fall

2. The Great Society:1965-1966 War on Poverty: 20% under poverty line War on Poverty: 20% under poverty line –Blacks, elderly, Appalachian, rural whites Office of Economic Opportunity: Shriver Office of Economic Opportunity: Shriver –Self help: job training, Head Start, education Great Society: 89 laws: Low rent Housing Great Society: 89 laws: Low rent Housing –Education Act: federal grants to poor states –Medicare: Extends SS pay for health care –Medicaid: medical care for poor

3. Lyndon Johnson: 1963-1969

4. Vietnam Escalation History: Ho Chi Minh, Vietminh History: Ho Chi Minh, Vietminh 1964: Diem coup, 16,000 advisors, $50 m 1964: Diem coup, 16,000 advisors, $50 m Gulf of Tonkin Affair: Congress authorizes Gulf of Tonkin Affair: Congress authorizes Operation Rolling Thunder: bombing Operation Rolling Thunder: bombing –Ho Chi Minh Trial: Soviet & China supples –Viet Cong: pro communist insurgents –Westmoreland fights guerrillas, My Lai village Ground troops: 184,000 troops in 1965 Ground troops: 184,000 troops in 1965 –485,000 troops in 1967, McNamara

5. Vietnam

6. Bombings: 3x WWII

7. McNamara: Sec of Defense

8. Anti-Vietnam Protests

9. War Protests LBJ’s personality War takes money from Great Society Anti-war protests Counter-culture: Hippies Youth movement: SDS

10. Counter-culture

11. Radical Movements Great Society: Self Help to Welfare and Great Society: Self Help to Welfare and –Guaranteed income SDS to Weathermen SDS to Weathermen Martin Luther King to Black Power Martin Luther King to Black Power –SNNC and Stokely Carmichael –Black Panthers and Huey Newton –Black Muslims and Malcolm X –Riots: hundreds of race riots –Harlem Riots 1964, Watts 1965 –Martin Luther King shot

12. Malcolm X

13. Black Panthers

14. 1968 Election: Dems Fragment Eugene McCarthy challenges LBJ Eugene McCarthy challenges LBJ LBJ: “I will not seek another term” LBJ: “I will not seek another term” Herbert Humphry: LBJ’s VP, too close Herbert Humphry: LBJ’s VP, too close –To LBJ, war protesters follow him Robert Kennedy runs: starts to win Robert Kennedy runs: starts to win –Wins California primary: shot George Wallace: lower class whites George Wallace: lower class whites Riots at Dem convention in Chicago Riots at Dem convention in Chicago

15. Nixon’s Comeback Nixon Wins 1968: Silent majority, Law Nixon Wins 1968: Silent majority, Law –and order, middle ground, new Nixon Conservative Resurgence: people want Conservative Resurgence: people want –Normal life, conservative populism Personality: a loner, paranoid Personality: a loner, paranoid Détente: arms control w/ Soviets Détente: arms control w/ Soviets China: opens up China, Kissinger China: opens up China, Kissinger Ends Vietnam: 4 part plan Ends Vietnam: 4 part plan

16. Nixon: SALT Treaty

17. Nixon Opens China

18. Nixon Resigns Aug 19, 1974

19. Nixon’s Fall Moderate Domestic Policy: price fixing Moderate Domestic Policy: price fixing 1972 Reelection: Foreign policy success 1972 Reelection: Foreign policy success –“bring the country together” Dems: Eugene McGovern: grow welfare Dems: Eugene McGovern: grow welfare Nixon wins landslide: 49 state victory Nixon wins landslide: 49 state victory Watergate: break-in, cover up, enemies Watergate: break-in, cover up, enemies Watergate legacy Watergate legacy