Triumph And Tragedy - Lbj:

Paradoxically, the same weekend as the Selma march, the first U.S. combat troops—3,500 Marines—landed at Da Nang, Vietnam. While LBJ was winning a war against poverty and injustice at home, he was escalating a military conflict abroad.

Eight days later, on March 15, LBJ addressed a joint session of Congress with a speech that remains one of the most powerful in American history. He famously adopted the anthem of the civil rights movement, declaring, "And... we... shall... overcome". This led directly to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which dismantled decades of systematic disenfranchisement. This achievement was part of his "Great Society," an ambitious agenda that included: LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy

He launched programs like Head Start and Job Corps to expand opportunity. The Growing Tragedy: The Vietnam Quagmire Paradoxically, the same weekend as the Selma march,

He established Medicare and Medicaid to provide health coverage for the elderly and the poor. Eight days later, on March 15, LBJ addressed