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Here's a First Look at Woody Harrelson as Lyndon Johnson in LBJ

By TIME Staff

How the Great Society Reforms of the 1960s Were Different From the New Deal

By Randall B. Woods

Why Mar. 7, 1965, Was the End of an Era

By David Kaiser

50 Years Ago, the State of the Union Actually Meant Something

By James T. Patterson
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MLK, Civil Rights and The Fierce Urgency of Now

What can the Civil Rights Movement and President Johnson's "Great Society" teach us about legislative action today?

By Georgia Keohane / New America

Why You Should Care That 'Selma' Gets LBJ Wrong

Even in the movies—and especially in this one—accuracy matters

By David Kaiser

Despite the Statistics, We Haven’t Lost the War on Poverty

Though it may not look like it, a stable poverty rate is consistent with anti-poverty programs that work

By Marianne Page and Ann Huff Stevens

How Little Has Changed on Gun Control Since 1967

Two arguments from Lyndon Johnson and Barack Obama for limitations on gun purchasing, five decades apart

By Lily Rothman

Watch History's Most Infamous Political Ads

President Johnson's "Daisy" TV spot in history aired 50 years ago

By Lily Rothman

Cranston Won't Rule Out a Breaking Bad Comeback

Breaking Bad fans, rejoice!

By Maya Rhodan

Behind the Picture: Photos From the Night Marilyn Sang to JFK, 1962

On what would have been JFK's 97th birthday, LIFE presents Bill Ray's unforgettable picture of Marilyn Monroe, alone in the spotlight, along with other photos from the president's 1962 birthday gala that were not published in LIFE magazine.

By Ben Cosgrove

Obama Is Like LBJ. No wait, FDR, Reagan, JFK, Clinton…

After six years, Obama draws comparisons like no other president

By Jay Newton-Small
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