The Signing of the Immigration Act of 1965. [LBJ Library photo by Yoichi Okamoto. #A1420-24a]

Sample topics for this year's theme

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Sample Topics related to the holdings of the LBJ Library and Museum

JFK Assassination thrusting LBJ into the role of President
Civil Rights Act of 1964
March in Selma Alabama/Sit-in in Montgomery/American Promise speech - impetus to passage of Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965
LBJ's speech announcing the "War on Poverty"
Gulf of Tonkin Incident - changes the role of U.S. in Vietnam
Medicare/Medicaid - timely considering the debates about it right now
Head Start - getting poor pre-school children caught up with those with more resources
Elementary and Secondary Education - first Federal aid to education in the country
Higher Education Act - student loans for those unable to pay for college
Immigration Act of 1965 - no barriers to immigration
Freedom of Information Act - avenue to request materials and see what your government is doing
All of the environmental legislation passed in the Johnson years - Clean Air, Pesticide Controls, Clean Air, Water Pollution Control, Clean Rivers, Fish-Wildlife Preservation, Air Pollution Controls
Preservation of nature area: Wilderness Areas, Highway Beauty, Guadalupe National Park, Cape Lookout Seashore, San Rafael Wilderness, San Gabriel Wilderness, Redwoods Park, Scenic Rivers, Scenic Trails, Medicine Bow National Forest, etc.
Crime, gun control and safety: Safe Streets, Gun Controls, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance, Child Safety, Traffic Safety, Highway Safety, Mine Safety, Tire Safety, Flammable Fabrics, Safety at Sea, Gas Pipeline Safety, Hazardous Radiation Protection,
Nutrition and health: Food Stamps, Child Nutrition, Child Health, Juvenile Delinquency, School Breakfasts, Aid to Handicapped Children; Heart, Cancer & Stroke Programs