Major Changes In The Early 1960's

When Lyndon B. Johnson succeeded the presidency after John F. Kennedy's assassination he spoke of his vision of a Great Society in America. This Great Society included "an end to poverty and racial injustice," and also was intended to turn America into a place where kids can enhance their mind, broaden their talents, and people could restore their connection with the environment. In order to reach his goal, LBJ enacted numerous proposals involving taxes, civil rights, poverty, and much more. For the most part Johnson did an excellent job on delivering his promises, but international affairs threatened the Great Society and although LBJ won the presidency in a landslide victory in 1964, by 1966 he and the Supreme Court began to face

Lyndon B. Johnson had only served one term, but he surprisingly accomplished a lot during his only term. Johnson had the ability to pass the acts that Kennedy created during his time in office. Some of these accomplishments include: Medicare and Medicaid, Education acts, and the Civil Rights acts. In order to continue his war on poverty, he established Medicare and Medicaid to aid poor families and the elderly. To further help families in need, as well as children, Johnson passed education acts to fix and create more public schools in poor areas. Lastly, civil rights acts were passed to give better opportunities for blacks within the United States. While these acts were based on Kennedy's ideas, Johnson found the way to put them into place.

Kennedy was assassinated,this horrible event was the beginning of a new era for a new president. Lyndon B. Johnson was the vise president for JFK, throughout the 1950’s he worked to obstruct the passage and enforcement of civil right laws. Lyndon B. Johnson reassured a grieving nation that “the ideas and the ideals which Kennedy so nobly represented must and will be translated into effective action.” That is exactly what Lyndon B. Johnson did, in his first term he accomplished many goals and displayed dedication to reunite America. On July 2, 1964 Johnson signed the Civil Right Movement, it prohibited discrimination in most places of public accommodation; outlawed discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color,religion, sex or national origin. The Civil Right Movement was the most significant civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, it was the beginning of the colored people’s success. This legislation not only made America an equal field for everyone, but Johnson started to earn the support and love from the Americans, specifically the African Americans. Lyndon B. Johnson was reelection in 1964, capturing 61% of the popular vote and 94% casted ballots for Johnson. In August 1965, Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote as guaranteed under the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Accomplishing this in his second term was an outstanding accomplishment, not only did Johnson keep his word but also is demonstrating that he is ready to do more for the country. This victory streak didn’t last forever, America got involved in War. LBJ’s presidency was dominated by the Vietnam War. United States attacked villagers and their homes, American citizens had no idea. The U.S had many as 4 million people into refugees, refugees that were innocent and noble people. By late 1968, the U.S

The central aim of space exploration and its chief inspiration during the 1960s was the landing of instruments and men on the moon and planets, in particular to search for any sign of life.

The 1960s in the United States were a time of turmoil and revolution. Following President John F. Kennedy followed President Lyndon B. Johnson, who unfortunately inherited the burden of the Vietnam War. Though President Lyndon B. Johnson passed progressive legislature and engineered the Great Society programs, his international failures overshadowed his domestic successes. President Lyndon B. Johnson had some success in dealing with domestic and social problems he was unable to effectively navigate the Vietnam War and the political landscape of the 1960s.

The 1960s in America was a decade filled with controversy and calls for change. During John F. Kennedy’s time as president, an era of protest and rebellion was underway. Race riots, anti-war protests, and an uptick in drug usage plagued the lifestyles of many Americans. Lyndon B. Johnson ascended to presidency as a result of Kennedy’s assassination, and unfortunately inherited these problems. Johnson was successful working with domestic social and economic issues, but the inability to deal with the Vietnam and the political scheme scheme as a whole stained his resume as an effective president.

Johnson was not as liked as a president. He had somewhat of a personality complex. He always wished to be viewed as powerful. He was a tall Texan, and his professed arrogance was pushed on all who contacted him. For example, he had a powered chair lift installed in Air-Force-One so that he could raise himself inches above the people he was talking with. Johnson had always been a strong legislator, and he brought these talents to the white house. He pushed for social issues. He was successful in passing the Civil Rights Act in 1964, followed by the Voting Rights Act shortly later. In November of 64, Americans elected Johnson in a landslide. All of America except for the Deep South seemed to like what he had to say about social issues.

Upon Kennedy’s assassination, Lyndon B. Johnson took over the white house and was faced with many problems and conflicts throughout his presidency. While the citizens of the United States tried to recover from the loss of Kennedy, Johnson found it advantageous, experiencing varying levels of success and efficacy with his responses between the 1960s and 70s. Johnson influenced America by reporting that Kennedy would have wanted the Great Society, in order to persuade people towards supporting his project. This led them to believe him and therefore support the developing movement. The Great Society was Johnson’s primary method of fixing problems in the United States, including the political, emotional as well as the social problems. Johnson unfortunately entered his presidency facing difficulties such as the Vietnam War, which would later damage his reputation.

Johnson wa elected for vice president of the United States in 1960 after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, and was the most spacious civil rights legislation since the Reconstruction. His main goal was to eliminate the poverty and racial injustice. Also, he tried to attack unemployment to create a great society, and to just eliminate all the troubles of the poor. The main purpose was to achieve a very large quantity of liberty for everyone.

It was the year 1964, a time for change in America. The country had to deal with the death of President Kennedy. Then came the president who wanted change, and his name was Lyndon B. Johnson. He passed the Civil Rights Act, but earlier when he was in the Senate he had rejected anything to do with the topic. Like the country, Johnson was changing too. He wanted to change unfairness between the races so that America would not grow up to be a split country. He was the kind of person who was positive and thought about the future, and perhaps that's why he passed the Civil Rights Act. Lyndon B. Johnson became president after John F. Kennedy's death. He wanted to change unfairness for the races, and he wanted to stop segregation.

Johnson Presidency made the nation question his motives towards the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War became serious John increase the United States troops and sent the troops to Vietnam. Johnson wanted to win the war before he

President Kennedy accomplished many things while in office including, establishing the peace corps, emphasized public service, set a goal to put man on the moon, prevented nuclear war, etc. Kennedy depicted a “get-it-done optimism” which was so powerful for America to witness. Jackie Kennedy referred to her husband 's presidency as "Camelot," a wistful nod to the legend and idealism of King Arthur and his round table of heroic knights” (Walsh). During JFK’s presidency, Americans believed that they lived in an enchanted country where people could strive to better their lives (Walsh). Subsequently, JFK was fixing to run for president again to ensure that America stayed in a place of peace.

First off, the JFK administration was striving so that all people in the nation had the same opportunities for jobs and education without state sanctioned discrimination. Kennedy was very vocal on his beliefs on how America should desegregate the public amenities and allowing

John F. Kennedy ran for congress in the year 1946 than for senate in 1952. John Kennedy was 43 years old when he was elected by the people in 1960 as our president of the United States. “John F. Kennedy became the youngest man” the hold the office ("John F. Kennedy." History.com). John Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy embraced his new leadership. As a president there is little time to do great things. JFK provided support for the growing civil rights movement. Sending troops to stand behind the desegregation in Mississippi after enormous riots leaving people injured, some left for dead. Being the president has their challenges when the idea from a leader ends in failure.

The 1960’s was a very influential time in the United States of America. The United States began to explore a new culture of people known as hippies. The USA endured a great scare of nuclear war from the Cuban Missile Crisis. This country lost two famous leaders from that era; John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., who were assassinated. The United States also began the move towards equality by passing the Civil Rights Act. The final major accomplishment from 1960’s was when Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to land on the moon.