1. Johnson Becomes President

2. different leadership style than JFK gruff personality, blunt and to the point Senate majority leader compassion for the underprivileged worked in New Deal Programs as a young man former school teacher 1

3. 2 Enacting Kennedy Agenda He reassured the nation by promising no great changes from the previous administration pledged to carry on the New Frontier called on members of Congress to pass Kennedy's programs, which they had blocked for so long.

4. 3 The War on Poverty "They [the poor] exist within the most powerful and rich society the world has ever known. Their misery has continued while the nation talked of itself as being 'affluent' [wealthy]... In this way tens of millions of human beings became invisible. They dropped out of sight and out of mind... How long shall we ignore this underdeveloped nation in our midst?" -Michael Harrington, The Other America, 1962

5. The War on Poverty 4 Kennedy planned antipoverty programs prior to his death In his first State of the Union Address in January 1964, Johnson declared "unconditional war on poverty" in America. Asked Congress to pass the Economic Opportunity Act.

6. The Economic Opportunity Act 5 The Act funded several new anti-poverty programs Job Corps: offered work-training programs for unemployed youth VISTA : (Volunteers in Service to America) help for poor communities in the United States

7. 6 Other Initiatives Passed Kennedy pushed for a tax cut and a Civil Rights Act during his presidency both had stalled Johnson pushed for passage of Kennedy's tax-cut bill and civil rights legislation The Tax Reduction Act: passed February, 1964 The Civil Rights Act: passed July, 1964

8. 7 The Great Society "We have the opportunity to move not only toward the rich society and the powerful society, but upward to the Great Society. The Great Society rests on abundance and liberty for all. It demands an end to poverty and racial injustice... “ -Lyndon Johnson, May 22, 1964 The phrase Johnson used-Great Society- became the term for the domestic programs of his administration.

9. 8 The 1964 Election Barry Goldwater: conservative Senator from Arizona suggested using nuclear weapons to end the growing war in Vietnam attacked Great Society programs as communistic Election Result: Johnson received 61 percent of the popular vote, biggest landslide victory of the century

10. 9 Creating the Great Society