The Influence Of Lyndon Johnson's Creation Of The Great Society

Lyndon Johnson was born the year of 1908 and grew up in central Texas. He passed away in 1973 at the age of 64. Although Johnson passed at a young age due to a sudden heart attack, he made many contributions to the United states of America. President Lyndon Johnson became the thirty sixth president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November twenty-second nineteen sixty three. I believe Lyndon Johnson was a good president because he made many accomplishments that benefited society that included his creation of “Great Society” ; his signing of the Civil Rights Act; his carrying out of “The War On Poverty” by signing the Economic Opportunity Act, and lastly, Lyndon Johnson said his greatest accomplishment was to secure the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson was elected to become a member of Congress in 1933. Later in 1948 Johnson became the youngest member of the Senate. Johnson became a majority leader of the Senate in 1949.
Firstly, Lyndon Johnson was a very good president because he created The well known “Great Society”. Some of the proposals originated from Kennedy’s New Frontier. The Great Society was implemented and designed in 1964-65 to get rid of complications of the poor , advance Civil Rights, and it included federal programs. The Great Society was also designed to improve cities,education,and environment. The Great Society also included the Medicare and Medicaid acts and the Voting Rights Act.
Secondly, Lyndon Johnson did a great job in office because he signed the Civil Rights Act. The Civil Right Act outlawed segregation and discrimination against African Americans in public places, the workplace, segregated schools, etc. Johnson ended all of the unequal voter registration requirements (Poll Taxes, Literacy Tests..)