: He created Medicare and Medicaid, launched Head Start, and declared a "War on Poverty".
A turning point came in 1928, when he took a year off college to teach at a segregated school for Mexican-American children in Cotulla, Texas. Seeing the crushing poverty of his students left a "profound impression" on him, forming the emotional bedrock for his future "War on Poverty". lyndon johnson
: He signed the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 , effectively ending legal segregation in the South. : He created Medicare and Medicaid, launched Head
The trajectory of his life changed forever on November 22, 1963, when John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Sworn in aboard Air Force One with Jackie Kennedy standing by his side, Johnson inherited a grieving nation. : He signed the landmark Civil Rights Act
He used the tragedy to push through a massive domestic agenda called the :
: He won a seat in the U.S. Senate by a razor-thin margin of just 87 votes amidst allegations of voter fraud, earning him the derisive nickname "Landslide Lyndon" .