The Presidency: Next, The Great Global Society

THE PRESIDENCY

Having laid the cornerstone for the Great American Society, President Johnson of late has been impatiently twiddling his trowel, looking for new worlds to conquer. Last week he found oneĀ—the great world itself.

Before 2,000 scientists and scholars honoring the bicentennial of the founder of the Smithsonian Institution, the President spoke to a universal constituency. "We mean to show that this nation's dream of a Great Society does not stop at the water's edge," he said. "It is not just an American dream." Johnson pointed out that nearly 50% of all nations have populations that are 50% or more illiterate....

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