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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Johnson criticize college professors for believing in "Under Siege in the White House"?

2. What did Johnson take control of with each department during his first elected term as President?

3. What did Johnson think reporters were doing in order to win Pulitzer Prizes?

4. Who said "The people know when you're sick and care when you die" about the Hill Country of Texas?

5. What did Johnson ask each member of Kennedy's cabinet after Kennedy's assassination?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Great Society programs to fail in the mid-1960s?

2. How did Johnson feel about Richard Nixon cutting his Great Society programs?

3. Why did Johnson think the media was sabotaging him?

4. When did Johnson learn that he did not have middle America's support for his policies?

5. Who was Eugene McCarthy?

6. What role did the congressional liaison team play in Johnson's administration?

7. Why did Johnson keep the public and Congress uninformed about his actions in Vietnam in 1965?

8. In what ways did Johnson assert his control over his staff and cabinet?

9. Describe the results of the Presidential Election of 1964.

10. What was Johnson's approach to dealing with the media as President?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Johnson call Robert Kennedy "his worst nightmare"? What criticism was Kennedy making about Johnson's war policy? What did Johnson think about Kennedy's popularity in the 1968 Democratic primaries?

Essay Topic 2

Using the Civil Rights Act and NASA as two examples, discuss how Johnson was an effective mediator and champion for historic initiatives in 1957. How did he see these two initiatives as necessary to a stronger America? What actions did he take to champion these causes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Johnson insulated himself in the White House in the late 1960s and refused to debate openly about issues. Who did he surround himself with? What effect did this have on his understanding of public views and his own re-election for President? Be specific by using textual examples to support your answer.

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