LBJ

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  1. 7. LBJ's home state where he began his political career
  2. 9. 1964 government act which aimed to help poor people buy food
  3. 12. LBJ became president when this president was assassinated in 1963. (last name)
  4. 13. The nickname of President Johnson's wife (two-word name)
  5. 14. Health insurance for the needy
  6. 15. The name of LBJ's domestic program
Down
  1. 1. 1964 government act which cut individual and corporate income taxes
  2. 2. 1964 government act which outlawed job discrimination and gave government the power to desegregate public places
  3. 3. Republican nominee for president in 1964 whom LBJ defeated easily (last name)
  4. 4. Became the head of a new cabinet department, HUD (Housing and Urban Development), in 1965; the first black cabinet officer in the U.S. (Last Name)
  5. 5. War in this country would be LBJ's downfall.
  6. 6. Head of the Office of Economic Opportunity who was in charge of LBJ's war on poverty (last name)
  7. 8. This new department was created during LBJ's administration to handle problems in the cities, such as housing and mass transit. (3 Letter Abbreviation)
  8. 10. When he became president, LBJ declared an "unconditional war on" this.
  9. 11. Health insurance for the elderly