LBJ Domestic Policy Dates Flashcards
When does Johnson first address Congress and what on?
Five days after death - fulfilling JFK legacy and passing civil rights and tax legislation.
When does LBJ announce the ‘Great Society’?
May 1964
When is the Economic Opportunity Act signed?
August 1964
When are Medicare and Medicaid created?
July 1965
When is Miranda vs Arizona?
June 1966
When does LBJ announce he is not seeking reelection?
March 1968
When are the Columbia University Protests?
1968
When does the Poor People’s Campaign begin?
April 1968
When is Robert Kennedy assassinated?
June 1968
By 1968 what percentage of the country owned colour TVs?
24%
By 1968, how many television sets had been sold?
Over 100 million
How quickly did draft figures rise from 1965 to 1967?
5000 a month (1965) to 50,000 a month (1967)
How many copies of Betty Friedan ‘The Feminine Mystique’ were sold?
1.4 million.
When was the Black Panther’s Ten-Point-Program published?
May 1967
What was Johnson’s intimidation tactics known as?
The Johnson Treatment
What was the ‘Great Society’?
a programme of legislation designed to combat poverty.
Who was Johnson’s landslide victory over?
Barry Goldwater
What acts were passed in 1964?
- Wilderness Protection Act
- Housing Act
- Economic Opportunity Act
- Urban Mass Transportation Act
- Civil Rights Act
What acts were passed in 1965?
- Medical Care Act
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act
- Voting Rights Act
- Higher Education Act
- Minimum Wage Act
- Air and Water Quality
What acts were passed in 1966?
- Redevelopment Act
- Highway Safety Act
What acts were passed in 1967?
Public Broadcasting Act
How was the ‘Great Society’ successful?
- By 1976 Medicare and Medicaid were providing 20% of the country with healthcare.
- Civil Rights legislation most important since Civil War
- More welfare legislation passed than under the New Deal.
- In 1959 there were 40 million poor families and by 1968 there were 25 million.
How was the Great Society unsuccessful?
- the cost of Vietnam war consumed the efforts.
- Between 1965 and 73 $15.5 billion was spent on GS whilst $120 billion was spent on Vietnam.
What were the criticisms of the ‘Great Society’?
- Nixon and Reagan mentioned the ‘silent majority’ and felt they were being forced to subsidise the poor.
- some accused him of damaging the economy with his interventionist approach.
How much did Gross National Product grow by under LBJ?
$9 billion
Hmuch did LBJ decrease national debt by?
40% from 60.4 that Kennedy had inherited.
In the first of of 1968 alone, how many demonstrations were there at universities?
221
Licensed in 1960, by 1962, how many women were using the pill?
over 1.1 million
When was NOW founded and by who?
1966 by Betty Friedan and 26 other women. In the next five years, the organisation won $30 million for women from companies who had ignored the Equal Pay Act.
When did Johnson sign Executive Order 11375 and what did this do?
1968, added ‘sex’ to the list of ‘race, colour, religion or national origin’ that companies couldn’t discriminate against.
When did Norman Morrison burn himself to death?
1965
When did Muhammad Ali refuse the draft?
1966
When was the largest anti-war rally, with 70,000 supporters and 625 arrests?
Oct 1967
