• The Great Society was a set of domestic policy initiatives developed under President Lyndon B. Johnson.
  • Medicare, Medicaid, the Older Americans Act, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 remain in effect in 2021.
  • Education, civil rights, health care and education were four important items on Johnson’s agenda.
  • This policy established greater civil and voting rights, greater environmental protection and increased aid to public schools.
  • President Johnson’s initiatives could be compared to President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs.