President Johnson's administration produced the greatest outpouring of legislation in America's history. Laws were enacted to end discrimination and to fight poverty, to provide medical care to the old and to extend educational opportunities to the young.

In addition, acts were passed to clean the air and water and reverse the pollution of decades, to preserve precious land for public recreation and to protect the natural beauty of the continent.

Other legislation protected the consumer in the marketplace and enabled art, music, and theater to be brought to every corner of the nation.

Three major laws passed during the Johnson administration were the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Open Housing Act of 1968. These acts brought down the barriers that restricted black Americans from using restaurants, restrooms, theaters, and other public accommodations, ended discrimination in where they choose to live, and assured all citizens their constitutional right to vote.

See: University of Texas LBJ Library