{"id":1835,"date":"2021-07-29T22:52:33","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T22:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-ushistory2\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1835"},"modified":"2022-09-28T00:40:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T00:40:35","slug":"introduction-to-lyndon-johnsons-presidency","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-ushistory2\/chapter\/introduction-to-lyndon-johnsons-presidency\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Lyndon Johnson's Presidency","rendered":"Introduction to Lyndon Johnson&#8217;s Presidency"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do: explain major accomplishments and changes made during Johnson's Presidency<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7315\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"529\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5696\/2021\/07\/16183036\/president-lyndon-b-johnson-signing-hr-18763-the-bill-to-authorize-pre-school-f05594-1600.jpeg\"><img class=\" wp-image-7315\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5696\/2021\/07\/16183036\/president-lyndon-b-johnson-signing-hr-18763-the-bill-to-authorize-pre-school-f05594-1600.jpeg\" alt=\"Photograph of Lyndon B. Johnson signing a bill while other government officials watch.\" width=\"529\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a> <strong>Figure 1.<\/strong> Lyndon B. Johnson signing a bill.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nLyndon Johnson began his administration with dreams of fulfilling Kennedy's civil rights initiative and accomplishing his own plans to improve lives by eradicating poverty in the United States. However, Johnson\u2019s insistence on maintaining American commitments in Vietnam, a policy begun by Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy, hurt his ability to realize his vision of the Great Society and diminished his support among the American people.","rendered":"<h2>What you&#8217;ll learn to do: explain major accomplishments and changes made during Johnson&#8217;s Presidency<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_7315\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5696\/2021\/07\/16183036\/president-lyndon-b-johnson-signing-hr-18763-the-bill-to-authorize-pre-school-f05594-1600.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7315\" class=\"wp-image-7315\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5696\/2021\/07\/16183036\/president-lyndon-b-johnson-signing-hr-18763-the-bill-to-authorize-pre-school-f05594-1600.jpeg\" alt=\"Photograph of Lyndon B. Johnson signing a bill while other government officials watch.\" width=\"529\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 1.<\/strong> Lyndon B. Johnson signing a bill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lyndon Johnson began his administration with dreams of fulfilling Kennedy&#8217;s civil rights initiative and accomplishing his own plans to improve lives by eradicating poverty in the United States. However, Johnson\u2019s insistence on maintaining American commitments in Vietnam, a policy begun by Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy, hurt his ability to realize his vision of the Great Society and diminished his support among the American people.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-1835\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>US History. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: OpenStax. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/openstaxcollege.org\/textbooks\/us-history\">http:\/\/openstaxcollege.org\/textbooks\/us-history<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Access for free at https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/us-history\/pages\/1-introduction<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">Public domain content<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Lyndon B. 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