From the New Frontier to the Great Society

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From the New Frontier to the Great Society
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Kennedys Inauguration

• Kennedy the youngest 1st Roman Catholic
  President
• Kennedy states that America lies on the verge of
  a New Frontier
• JFK declares that a generation tempered by war
  a hard peace has arrived
• To Latin America, JFK pledges an alliance for
  progress

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Kennedys Strategy Talks

• Vice President Johnson, House Speaker Sam
  Rayburn, Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield
  confer with JFK about new policies
• Key legislative goals Medicare for the elderly,
  higher minimum wage assistance for education

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Kennedys Campaign for Medicare

• Basis of Medicare
• Men 65 years older women 62 years older can
  receive assistance
• Also the disabled can receive help
• Working people should start contributing now
• Inspired by eventually tied to the Social
  Security system

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Johnsons Campaign for Medicare

• Medicare was eventually passed during the LBJ
  administration
• It was first passed on July 30, 1965
• It served as an amendment to Social Security

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LBJs 1st Address to Congress November 27, 1963

• Addresses Congress shortly after the death of JFK
• Vows to continue JFKs policies
• Peace Corps
• Space Program
• Civil Rights
• Commitment to West Berlin South Vietnam
• Asks for unity cooperation in pursuing JFKs
  goals
• Pledges support for the United Nations
• Urges the passage of the Civil Rights Bill

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LBJs State of the Union Address (January 8,
1964)

• LBJ wants to cut the deficit in ½
• Wants to reduce the size of the govt while
  maintaining the size of the military
• LBJ pledges to assist the less fortunate
• Declares war on poverty
• Assistance to the inner cities rural areas
• Unemployment assistance Job creation programs
• Education Assistance
• Tax Cuts to stimulate the economy
• Modernization of schools, libraries, hospitals,
  nursing homes

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LBJs Remarks at the University of Michigan(May
22, 1964)

• Next Generations challenge solve the problem
  of poverty
• American need to build a Great Society
• abundance and liberty for all
• three places to build the Great Society
• in our cities
• in our countryside
• in our classrooms

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Johnson the War on Poverty
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Bibliography

• Slide 1
• Johnson Photo http//www.eaec.org/images/newslett
  er/2005/Jan-Feb/Lyndon20Johnson.jpg
• JFK Photo http//i14.photobucket.com/albums/a312/
  Earl1940/Blog20photos/john_kennedy.jpg
• Slide 2
• Life Magazine http//img.timeinc.net/Life/covers/
  1961/cv012761.jpg
• Time Magazine http//img.timeinc.net/time/magazin
  e/archive/covers/1961/1101610127_400.jpg
• Slide 3
• JFK LBJ http//encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/wi
  ki/images/thumb/d/dd/225px-Kennedyjohnson.jpg
• Slide 5
• Johnson signing Medicare Bill http//www.socialse
  curity.gov/history/pics/medicare.jpg
• Slide 6
• Johnson Stamp http//odur.let.rug.nl/usa/images/
  johnson.gif
• Slide 7
• Johnson on the Phone Original Photo
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• Slide 8
• Johnson at U.M. http//www.la-articles.org.uk/lbj
  greatsociety.jpg
• Slide 9
• Chart http//www.jamesrmaclean.com/archives/image
  s/poverty_1.gif