President Obama: Two days before joining other presidents in Texas to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, President Obama tackled enduring inequality himself on Tuesday, in this case economic disparity based on gender and Peter Baker makes the case today that Lyndon Johnsons legacy looms large over the Obama presidency two Democratic presidents with ambitious agendas, each eager to leave their mark on history with sweeping progressive successes. Baker notes, however, that Johnsons level of legislative success the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, Medicare, Medicaid, the Fair Housing Act, immigration, education, gun control, and the environment represented the high-water mark that Obama and his supporters can only reflect on with envy.
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