It was in the field of domestic legislation that he leaves his greatest legacy. He used his understanding of the legislative process to drive through Congress measures which produced the most substantial advance in civil rights since the time of Lincoln. and spelled the end of an apartheid society in America. It was his leadership which helped us achieve Federal aid to education. medicare. and medicaid. some of our best antipollution programs. a revised concept of immigration. the Teacher Corps. and increased assistance to the least of usthe poorthrough a series of programs to help them help themselves. * More than anything else Lyndon Johnson wanted to help peopleand more than anything else he did just that. That he could not end the war in Vietnam and bring peace to Southeast Asia was a heavy affliction to him. He sought only for the people of South Vietnam the freedom to choose their own destiny. and he hoped for them the benefits of a democratic way of life.
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