Political Cartoons

President Johnson (1963-1969) 

Lyndon B. Johnson's critics use to tell him that he would never be able to save the poorer Americans of this country or the ones who were discriminated against; fortunately, he didn't believe them and instead followed his dream. Since Johnson was a great believer in equality he successfully contributed to the Civil Rights Movement and equal rights. He was determined to provide equality for every American, and he did when he enforced the Civil Rights Bill, which guaranteed African-Americans their Civil Rights. He additionally fought for Americans' rights when he urged for the Voting Rights Act to be passed knowing that it was vital for every American to have a voice and input on decisions made for their country. He was so invested in equality and rights that he declared a War On Poverty consisting of large job programs, college investments, and job training programs.

Lyndon B. Johnson was inaugurated November 22, 1963 after former president, John F Kennedy was assassinated that same day in Dallas, Texas. Due to the beloved President's murder, America was in shock and it was up to President Johnson to help them move on, and he did. He gave America hope. This particular political cartoon doesn't portray an issue relevant to President Johnson;  contrarily, it actually depicts him shaking the hands of people. He is not just shaking the hands of "people" but of ALL people. Johnson believed in equality which is why he fought for the Civil Rights Movement. Closely, you can see that he is shaking the hands of farmers, African Americans, Native Americans, and of course, the White folk. 

When President Johnson was inaugurated he had to continue what former president, John F. Kennedy had done with America. However, first he introduced his own social plan,  the Great Society which was ultimately and unfortunately, unsuccessful. This political cartoon portrays president Johnson as if he had given more importance to the Vietnam war than he did to Americans and their well being. However, Johnson's intentions were all in favor of the American people. He wanted equality to existed among them which is the main reason that he came up with his social plan, and the only reason that it wasn't as successful as it could have been is that the foreign policy that had already been established and laid when he became president.