VISTA. And then there was the landmark progress in civil rightsthe greatest step forward this Nation had made since Reconstruction. the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and voting rights legislation. To this list must be added immigration reform. air and water pollution control. new Cabinet level Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Transportation. mass transit. the creation of an Administration on Aging. space exploration. library services. land and water conservation. highway beautification. The Johnson successes were so numerous that it prompted the leader of the Republican Party in the Senate. Everett Dirksen. to exclaim: This isnt the Great Societyits heaven.
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