Great Society

‘Eve of Destruction’: How 1965 Transformed American History

For President Lyndon Johnson, the year 1965 began in optimism. He won reelection in a landslide against Barry Goldwater in November 1964, and Johnson seized the opportunity the following year. He signed  Medicare into law, revitalized elementary and secondary education, and successfully persuaded Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act in the wake of the bloody […]

Nation Building: Obama Echoes Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society