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- 1. a domestic program in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson that instituted federally sponsored social welfare programs.
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Jun 14, 2024 · Great Society, political slogan used by U.S. Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson (served 1963–69) to identify his legislative program of national reform.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Great Society was a set of domestic programs in the United States launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and 1965. The term was first referenced during a 1964 speech by Johnson at Ohio University, [1] then later formally presented at the University of Michigan, and came to represent his domestic agenda. [2]
Nov 17, 2017 · The 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,...
Jun 30, 2023 · The Great Society was a set of domestic policy initiatives, programs, and legislation introduced in the 1960s in the U.S. These Great Society programs were intended to reduce poverty...
Jun 11, 2018 · The term Great Society, which refers to the set of domestic programs initiated by Lyndon B. Johnson, who became the U.S. president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, was coined by Johnson ’ s speechwriter Richard N. Goodwin early in 1964.
Jan 4, 2017 · Johnson called upon the wealthiest nation in the world to do something for those left behind amidst growing wealth, declaring: “The Great Society rests on abundance and liberty for all. It demands an end to poverty and racial injustice.”
Jun 8, 2018 · Johnson's Great Society encompassed civil rights for minorities, an end to poverty, improved educational opportunities for all, improved health care for the poor and the aged, an improved quality of life in the cities, protection for the consumer, conservation, and environmental regulation.
