When Lyndon B. Johnson became president following the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963, he committed himself to pushing through an ambitious slate of anti-poverty and civil rights ...

The same was thing happened in the domestic policies of the Lyndon Johnson administration, which became known as the Great Society agenda. While the Vietnam War became inseparably intertwined with ...

Directed by Kyle Donnelly and performed in Arena Stage’s Fichandler Stage, “The Great Society” brings to life the ambition and struggle of the 36th president of the United States. Robert Schenkkan’s ...

Many of our current domestic disasters stem from a slate of legislation passed six decades ago: President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, which resulted in a disastrous centralization of power in the ...

It will not mean much to most people, certainly not to the younger generations, but this coming May 22 will mark 61 years since the inception of The Great Society. On May 22, 1964, President Lyndon B.

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.

Of all the civil rights policies enacted by U.S President Lyndon Johnson, affirmative action is arguably one of the most enduring – and most challenged. Johnson made it clear during a commencement ...

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If you spend enough time in Texas, you're likely to hear several stories about President Lyndon B. Johnson, the man who brought the Lone Star State to a Washington, D.C., that wasn't quite sure it ...

As we approach the 46th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing Medicare into law, on July 30, the Blame LBJ Club is still open for business. The same people on the political right who ...