At the cornerstone of Johnson’s Great Society program was his desire to feed the poor, educate the young and enrich the lives of all Americans. Federally funded health care for the elderly was one of Johnson first initiatives: Medicare was created to ensure elderly Americans had access to hospital health care. Additional low cost insurance (Medicaid) was available to help curb the cost of further medical services. Both Medicare and Medicaid are still in

Johnson created the Office of Economic Opportunity to help oversee the war on poverty. The Head Start Program was created to help educate poverty stricken children, and was successful at helping these children perform better in school. Jobs Corps, which eventually led to the creation of the Comprehensive Employment Training Act helped the unemployed develop skills necessary to secure and maintain employment. Under Johnson’s term, Congress created the food stamp program, which worked beautifully at reducing malnutrition within the poor and impoverished communities. Though not perfect, these programs were still successful at dropping the number of people living in poverty by up to fifty percent, all the while medical care and education standards were raised dramatically.

use today, and has been one of the most successful public welfare programs.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was pushed by Johnson and had a dramatic impact on the American society. The Act outlawed discrimination in public accommodation like hotels and restaurants, brought an end to segregation of schools and other pu

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