The Great Society at 50: This is the first of four stories examining the legacy of President Lyndon B. Johnson's ambitious social agenda, known as the "Great Society". Part 2: The legacy — and ...

When Lyndon B. Johnson became president following the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963, ... “We will build a Great Society,” he told a gathering at Ohio University in Athens, ...

An archived copy of the Michigan Daily newspaper from 1964, documenting President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” speech. Screengrab taken from Michigan Daily Digital Archives October 1, 2024.

“From 1963, when Lyndon Johnson took office, until 1970, as the impact of his Great Society programs were felt, the portion of Americans living below the poverty line dropped from 22.2 percent ...

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson laid out a goal of making college more affordable to more Americans. It was part of his Great Society plan, and he signed legislation that set up low-interest ...

The Job Corps program, a key part of LBJ’s Great Society, faces elimination under Trump’s proposed budget, leaving vulnerable youth at risk.

President Lyndon Johnson speaking about the Great Society on the College Green of Ohio University in 1964. (Photo Provided) They were part of a massive set of legislation that was designed to ...

Bill Moyers, a key member of Democratic President Lyndon Johnson's inner circle who went on to become a guiding force in ...

The former press secretary to President Lyndon B. Johnson and longtime broadcast journalist has died, his family confirmed to ...

Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan will return to Broadway with the second of his two exhilarating dramas celebrating Lyndon B. Johnson's legacy: THE GREAT SOCIETY ...