Category: 36 Lyndon B. Johnson

  • Medicare and Medicaid Begins

    Medicare and Medicaid Begins

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    Morgan O’Brien

    July 30, 1965, LBJ signed two landmark pieces of legislation into law: Medicare and Medicaid.

  • Civil Rights Act Signed

    Civil Rights Act Signed

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    Morgan O’Brien

    July 2, 1964, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law.

  • Voting Rights Act

    Voting Rights Act

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.