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 ...

Discover the major policies of the 1960s' Great Society, their impact on civil rights, education, healthcare, and how they ...

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 ...

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.

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.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1964 Civil Rights bill. It was a crowning achievement of LBJ’s uneven and incomplete “Great Society.” “We have the opportunity to move not only toward the rich ...

The paradox of reform -- "I am a Roosevelt New Dealer"; liberalism ascendant -- Funding the Great Society and the War on Poverty -- The second reconstruction -- The mandate: the election of 1964 -- ...