Lyndon Johnson "The Great Society"

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Overall...

• 21 Separate Applause
• 7 Separate Laughs
• 3 "stumbles over words.
• Out of a 20 minute speech...
• VERY EFFECTIVE!!!!

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Tone

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• Starts out with some jokes.
• Turns more formal/heroic
• Use of a natural rise/fall in his voice
• Emphasizes certain words.
• Throws subtle jokes in the middle.
• Emphasizes the words, "You" and "Your."
• Slight Southern Accent
• Parallelism in rhetorical questions - "Will you join..."
• Slows down on Conclusion.

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(Pres.)

Audience

• Initially, the audience was the graduating seniors at the University of Michigan
• Later, Johnson traveled the country advocating programs that would create the Great Society
• Johnson's efforts paid off with the successful passing of legislation

(Morgan)

• "War on poverty" programs were established

("Lyndon")

Lyndon Johnson "The Great Society"

Occasion

• Lyndon Johnson went to the University of Michigan to give the speech
• "The Great Society" was delivered on May 22, 1964

(Warner, Robert M.)

("Lyndon B. Johnson")

Speaker

• Lyndon Baines Johnson
• Born on August 27, 1908
• He successfully made it into the House of Representatives
• Married Claudia Taylor
• Was elected to the Senate
• Lyndon was JFK's running mate and was elected vice president
• Johnson was elected president

("Lyndon B. Johnson")

Subject

The subject of Lyndon Johnson's speech was the "Great Society" and its many components.

• He wanted to improve America in areas such as education, the economy, decrease the unemployment rate, decrease pollution, and health and health benefits.

• The speech helped to fix issues or put in programs for racial discrimination, medical care, housing, and consumer and environmental laws.

(Johnson)

Purpose

The purpose of Lyndon Johnson's speech was to call attention to the "War on Poverty," or helping the poor with their troubles. He focuses on the "Great Society" which is what he wanted to inspire Americans to strive toward.

• This speech was also part of Johnson's presidential campaign. After Kennedy's assassination, Johnson wanted to follow in his footsteps, but also take a route of his own.

• The purpose of the speech appeared to be achieved, but in reality failed. Many programs were installed to help the poor, but once the Vietnam War began, all of the government's money was spent on that.

(FRUM)