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Johnson trophies Congress with record legislative output
President Johnson leads a Congress that, by year end, will have produced a vast volume of measures aimed at boosting the economy and uplifting the poor. The article notes rapid passage of social and economic reforms, foreign aid expansion, and a drive to improve urban life, housing, education, and health while managing Viet Nam policy.
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Congress
Johnson
Legislative Assembly
LBJ
Washington
Viet Nam
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Richard Goodwin
Housing and Urban Affairs Department
John
House
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois