Answer to Question #172040 in History for william

Question

Read the article: What Was Really Great About The Great Society Anyway by Joseph Califano Jr.

Pro:

1. Who wrote this?
2. What was his perspective?
3. What do you predict the author will say?

Answer 1

1.Califano Jr wrote the article "What Was Really Great About The Great Society Anyway"

2.Califano Jr was a chief domestic advisor at the White House under the leadership of president Johnson. In his perspective, Califano noted that if there was a prize fro the political scam of the 20th century , it should be dedicated to the conservatives for propagating much conversational wisdom that the Great society programs of the 1960s were a misguided and failed social experiment that misused taxpayer's cash.

3.Califino Jr would say that the Great Society saw the government as offering a hand up , not a hand out. As a result, many several Americans would able to enjoy the material blessings of the society.