The Great Society Speech

Nothing tricky about this. It's a speech about President Lyndon Johnson's plans to fix some problems in America and build a more just, equal, and fair place to live. He called his plan the Great Society.

The Great Society name would be applied to Johnson's entire domestic agenda. Johnson had used the phrase "great society" in earlier speeches, including one delivered at the University of Ohio on May 7th, 1964. But it was the University of Michigan speech that crystallized the idea and focused on specific areas of concern.