Lyndon Baines Johnson: “Great Society” Speech

Glossary

• Aristotle highly influential Greek philosopher of the fourth century BCE who was noted for his writings on politics, among other subjects
• the city of man a reference to a concept in The City of God, in which the fifth-century church father Augustine contrasts heavenly with earthly authority
• federalism a political system in which states hold considerable authority within their jurisdictions while remaining subordinate to a national government
• Peace Corps an independent federal agency, founded by President Kennedy in 1961 with the mission of promoting world peace and understanding by sending American volunteers to serve in needy communities throughout the third world
• President Hatcher, Governor Romney, Senators McNamara and Hart, Congressmen Meader and Staebler University of Michigan president Harlan Hatcher, U.S. senators Patrick V. McNamara and Philip A. Hart, and U.S. representatives George Meader and Ned Staebler
• the “Ugly American” a critical term describing what many perceived to be the arrogant and inconsiderate behavior of Americans in other countries