Commission was established by President Lyndon B. Johnson by Executive Order. During the 1960’s there was civil unrest in America. African Americans along with other minorities felt they were being oppressed and lashed out in protest. There were major riots that occurred in Los Angeles‚ Watts riots of 1965; Chicago‚ 1966 which was carried out by the Puerto Rican population; and Newark‚ 1967. LBJ created the commission during the riots in Detroit in 1967. Johnson wanted the commission to answer why these
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1965 speech at Johns Hopkins University‚ Lyndon B. Johnson presented a multifaceted defense of the United States’ involvement in the conflict between North and South Vietnam. Johnson first contends that the war in Vietnam is necessary to prevent the spread of communism to other societies. If communism is allowed to prevail in Vietnam it is only a matter of time‚ Johnson says‚ until the world order is fundamentally changed for the worse. Furthermore‚ Johnson points to the decades of promises from the
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How significant was Lyndon B Johnson in improving civil rights for African-Americans during his presidency (1963-69)? Lyndon B Johnson became president in 1963 after the assassination of President John F Kennedy on November 22nd 1963. He formulated many policies including ‘The Great Society’. This was introduced in an aim to end poverty‚ improve education and rejuvenate cities for all Americans. Johnson also introduced Civil Rights. This act refers to the personal rights a citizen holds which
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The song "Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation" (Elektra Records # EKL 298) was one of the key tracks of the anti-war movement‚ and an important representation of the "credibility gap"- that the US executive / president mislead the public about the growing US military commitment to the region. On 4 August 1964‚ President Johnson gave a speech on the Gulf of Tonkin Incident‚ in which he told the American public that the US must take action against "this new...aggression". He re-assured the public that
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In the 1960 campaign‚ Lyndon Baines Johnson was elected Vice President for John F. Kennedy. Kennedy had always wanted Johnson to be Vice President for him from the very beginning and admitted this to the public later after the election. Sadly on November 22‚ 1963‚ Kennedy was assassinated and Johnson swore in as 36th president with the vision to build "The Great Society." However‚ Johnson never ran for president; therefore‚ there was no election. Some of Johnson’s key political views would include
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In January 1964‚ Lyndon B. Johnson addressed the nation by calling on them to join the “war on poverty” (Schultz‚ 2013‚ p. 461). During Johnson’s campaign‚ he realized that poverty ran much deeper than the color of a person’s skin. He felt that every child should be fed‚ obtain an education‚ be in a classroom with good teachers‚ the teachers should have adequate pay‚ and that every worker should be able to find employment. After taking office‚ Johnson was able to convince congress to implement
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At the University of Michigan‚ in Ann Arbor‚ in May 1964‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson represented the United States with a speech at the graduation exercises. “Johnson’s agenda was based on his vision of what he called “the Great Society‚” the name by which the agenda became popularly known.” The wealth of our nation should be used to raise the quality and advance American civilization‚ along with the elimination of poverty and racial injustice. The federal government should use their resources
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of the Nation: Lyndon Johnson and the National Youth Administration By: Cheryl Boswell HIST: 4133.01 Dr. Landdeck The Texas National Youth Administration (NYA) was remarkably unique for various reasons. Its success was attributed to the leadership of the state’s young director‚ twenty-seven year-old Lyndon Johnson. Despite reservations‚ for example Johnson’s young age compared to the other state directors‚ from many New Dealers and even President Franklin Roosevelt‚ Johnson able to gain attention
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Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society Review In 1964‚ Lyndon Johnson set out to enact the “Great Society” program in order to expand upon and complete Roosevelt’s New Deal. This was a liberal program set up to ensure that the government staked more claim in aiding the citizens of the United States. This program touched on issues such as civil rights‚ education‚ and health care which were prevalent issues at the time‚ and that still have a major impact on society today. John Andrew lays out in detail
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4 April 2013 Summary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Message to Congress President Lyndon B. Johnson’s message to Congress‚ The American Promise speech‚ of March 15‚ 1965‚ is an outstanding illustration of political oratory. In a moving way‚ the president interpreted the meaning of the Selma‚ AL protests for a nation awakened to the problem of voter discrimination. His speech focused on the very meaning of the nation‚ what he called "the American Promise." The speech called attention to the
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