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[PHOTO] This Day in History: Launch of President Johnson’s Titanic “Great Society”

Posted: May 22, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Health and Social Issues, History, U.S. News, White House | Tags: , , , , , , |2 Comments

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“In 1964, 76 percent of Americans trusted government to do the right thing “just about always or most of the time”; today, 19 percent do. The former number is one reason Johnson did so much; the latter is one consequence of his doing so.”

— George F. Will

 

Source: The Washington Post – “The slow decline of America since LBJ launched the Great Society” 

 

2 Comments on “[PHOTO] This Day in History: Launch of President Johnson’s Titanic “Great Society””

  1. [PHOTO] This Day in History: Launch of President Johnson’s Titanic “Great Society” | theThumpHouse says:
    May 22, 2014 at 2:04 pm

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    May 22, 2014 at 2:50 pm

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