The Great Society at 50: This is the first of four stories examining the legacy of President Lyndon B. Johnson's ambitious social agenda, known as the "Great Society".

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson laid out a goal of making college more affordable to more Americans. It was part of his Great Society plan, and he signed legislation that set up low-interest ...

Many of our current domestic disasters stem from a slate of legislation passed six decades ago: President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, which resulted in a ...

President Lyndon B. Johnson proposed a utopian new vision for the United States under a vastly expanded federal government, which he dubbed the Great Society, on this day in history, Jan. 4, 1965.

A rediscovered trove of Mary McLeod Bethune's papers at Fisk University links Nashville to America’s continuing fight for educational equity.

Sixty years ago, the first programs of President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” were signed into law. They were part of a massive set of legislation that was designed to eliminate poverty ...

Decades after the promise of “The Great Society” for Americans, President Biden is once again changing the relationship between the economy and the government.

Mrs. Johnson died at her home on Everglades Island in Palm Beach, as was her wish, her daughter Cathy Flagg told the Daily ...

How LBJ’s Great Society Program Drove American Innovation President Lyndon Baines Johnson showed how governments can drive innovation.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the only Black candidate running for the Republican presidential nomination, has sparked a debate around former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “Great Society” and the ...