How Did Lyndon B Johnson Contribute To Capitalism

Lyndon B. Johnson 's exposure to poverty and his participation in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, motivated Johnson’s successful war on poverty with his medicare and food stamp programs. There’s no doubt that Johnson has always been striving for change. As a young man, all the way until his presidency, he would make the effort to contribute to society for the better, even if that contribution was small. During Johnson’s presidency, he would wage a war on poverty to combat the poor living situations he once experienced in which he would build a better economic future for the country by implementing many economic government aid for the citizens of the United States. It was because of Johnson’s exposure to struggle and poverty while growing up in Hill Country, Texas, he started his fight against these poor living situations. After growing up in the hard country life with his parents, Johnson found motivation from his father to pursue politics, going out to better the living conditions he once experienced. Johnson soon moved out from his hometown immediately after high school, working hard to kickstart his political career in college. Soon coming back to Texas to start small in bettering America, first passionately working as a teacher in Welhausen …show more content…
Working under Richard Kleberg, Johnson and his assistants help launch Franklin D. Roosevelt’s new programs for the country to counter the spread of poverty done by the Great Depression. Dedicated and committed to his work, Johnson easily became “...the most effective conduits of the New Deal”(Pg. 15 ), gaining him popularity among the workplace. This experience with the situations of the Great Depression would later help Johnson launch his biggest battle against poverty in