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

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

3. “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

4. 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

5. The 1964 Election

6. Johnson/Humphrey

7. The Results

8. 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

9. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 1965

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