Lyndon B Johnson's Idealism Of A Great Society

Being the President of the United States can be a difficult thing to be especially for Lyndon B. Johnson. Johnson became President at a trying time in America, but Johnson had a plan for America. Johnson gave some major speeches as his time as President, especially influential ones to help the people. Johnson had his own vision on foreign and domestic policy, Johnson’s idealism of a Great Society to him not running his second term, and Johnson during his overall term of being a President. Johnson had the plan and determination to make America great, but was held up by many altercations. Johnson had plenty of altercations with foreign policies due to Johnson being President during the Vietnam War. Though he had some domestic ordeals to handle as well, Johnson was concentrated on helping that area. Some of the domestic issues that Johnson had to deal with were that families were having trouble with money. Johnson was trying to stress the issue that we as a nation are a rich nation with money, so go out and get jobs make something out of ourselves with an education. There was a major race and civil right issue that raised issues, as well with his major idea to this “Great Society”. Some of the foreign

Johnson had a belief to have America to this “Great Society” he had plans to be. Johnson said his plan to a “Great Society” to be that it rests on plenty and freedom for the people and it demands an end to poverty and racial inequality, saying this is only the beginning of the society. It was clear Johnson had a plan for America and where he wanted it to go. Though, through his Presidency he had some issues with the war and he wanted to run again for a second term. It didn’t look good for Johnson though to be able to be President for a second term due to his approval rating being low because of Vietnam. From turning his approval rating from 70 percent to 40 percent, Johnson soon addressed the nation saying he will not run for a second term of his