Pres Blog Discussions Continued.
Cold War Projects probably will be starting on Tuesday.
President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society was basically a war agaisnt poverty and crime and whatnot. It was also the first time the federal government got involved with education- started a headstart program, like preschool, etc.
Lyndon's quote: I shall not seek, and will not accept..." another term as president. although he did many domestic things for the country, he was mostly remembered for the vietnam war.
On to Nixon!
Ran against a racist white candidate from the south- a third party candidate.
Watergate situation....
Nixon was paranoid, slightly. the silent majority. at this point, in the 60s, we were kinda stuck in a rut with the vietnam war- couldnt get out of it. So the hippees were totally against him and the media wa focused on them so it seemed like everyone hated nixon. but in reality, his supporters, the majority, were just being quiet.
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