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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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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The thought for a great society would bring excitement to many‚ especially in our modern day. We see such a broken community and the cost of education is outrageous. President Lyndon B. Johnson in his 1964 speech at Michigan’s graduation ceremony expressed the notion of great society with our countries beginnings‚ industrialization‚ and the challenge of our future as a nation. He expressed that in order for our future to succeed we would have to be educated to being able to sustain our advancement
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courage is Lyndon Johnson. Johnson had the courage to push for the civil rights of all Americans. This gave much negative feedback‚ but he still worked nevertheless. Even leaders who are looked on as evil still have courage‚ such as Adolf Hitler. He had the
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Alex Zimmerman Debbie Wikstrom HIS-203 5/8/13 1968 film The year 1968 is considered one of the most turbulent‚ and pivotal‚ twelve month periods in American history. This single year was a flashpoint for many of the social‚ political‚ and cultural transformations for which the overall decade of the 1960s is known. During these years‚ the United States became entrenched in an unpopular war in Vietnam abroad‚ while unrest‚ experimentation‚ violence‚ and outspokenness raged throughout the nation
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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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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 fact that
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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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