Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and championed Medicare/Medicaid?

Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and championed Medicare/Medicaid?

• A. Lyndon B. Johnson
• B. John F. Kennedy
• C. Harry S. Truman
• D. Richard Nixon

Answer: (A)

Lyndon B. Johnson. He used his legislative clout after Kennedy’s assassination to push through and sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed segregation in public accommodations and banned employment discrimination, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which removed barriers to voting for African Americans. He also championed Medicare and Medicaid as part of his Great Society program, creating federal health coverage for the elderly and for low-income Americans. Kennedy had begun the civil rights push, but Johnson was the president who delivered these landmark laws and expanded social programs, unlike Truman or Nixon in this context.

Lyndon B. Johnson. He used his legislative clout after Kennedy’s assassination to push through and sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed segregation in public accommodations and banned employment discrimination, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which removed barriers to voting for African Americans. He also championed Medicare and Medicaid as part of his Great Society program, creating federal health coverage for the elderly and for low-income Americans. Kennedy had begun the civil rights push, but Johnson was the president who delivered these landmark laws and expanded social programs, unlike Truman or Nixon in this context.