USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 89th Congress it was estimated that there were 59 liberals and 41 conservatives in the Senate, and 267 liberals and 168 conservatives in the House. Anti-war Democrats complained that spending on the Vietnam War choked off the Great Society.

Detailed explanation-2: -On November 22, 1963, when Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson was sworn in as the 36th United States President, with a vision to build “A Great Society” for the American people. “A Great Society” for the American people and their fellow men elsewhere was the vision of Lyndon B. Johnson.

Detailed explanation-3: -Key Takeaways. The Great Society was a set of domestic policy initiatives designed under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Medicare, Medicaid, the Older Americans Act, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, all remain in 2021.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s “Great Society” reform package-the largest social improvement agenda by a President since FDR’s “New Deal.” Here, Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act into law before a large audience at the White House.