LBJ's Neglected LegacyDuring the five full years of his presidency (19641968), Lyndon Johnson initiated a breathtaking array of domestic policies and programs, including such landmarks as the Civil Rights Act, Head Start, Food Stamps, Medicare and Medicaid, the Immigration Reform Act, the Water Quality Act, the Voting Rights Act, Social Security reform, and Fair Housing. These and other Great Society programs reformed the federal government, reshaped intergovernmental