31 août 1977 - Election of '64

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LBJ wins by a landslide ,
Johnson used the electoral mandate to push through his legislation. A total of 435 bills made their way through Congress as part of the Great Society wave.

Some Acts/Laws he put into place:
* Medicare/Medicaid – “care” for the elderly and indigent
* Elementary and Secondary School Act - $1.5 billion
* Appalachian Regional Development(‘66) - $1.1 billion
* Housing and Urban Development Act(’65) – 240,000 housing units; $2.9 billion
* Rent Supplements(’66)- to aid low-income families

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