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Comparing Two Presidents Fifty Years Apart: Barack Obama and Lyndon Johnson
Barack Obama made history as the first African American president elected to the nations highest office. But he will be remembered as well for his many historic contributions to the lives of American citizens, most notably with the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA enabled, through the use of tax subsidies and Medicaid expansion, millions of uninsured Americans to finally be able to afford healthcare: Over 20 million more people more than nine out of 10 Americans now have health insurance. 129 million people with pre-existing health conditions are guaranteed health insurance (Daschle, 2017, par. 9).
Obama struggled to gain support for this historic legislation, which is still being fought in the courts. He presided over one of the most partisan legislatures in recent memory, but was still able, after much compromise and debate, to pass the ACA. One Republican small business owner, speaking at a town meeting, said that he would be dead if it were not for the ACA. He lost his health insurance, only to find himself diagnosed with cancer shortly after (Daschle, 2017). The ACA was one of the most major pieces of social legislation passed since President Lyndon Johnsons Great Society programs 50 years previously.
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Obama, unlike Johnson, could also lay claim to some significant foreign policy initiatives, including the killing of Osama bin Laden and a nuclear cessation deal with Iran, although the US continues to struggle with the risks posed by both the Taliban and instability in the Middle East (Barack Obama, 2021). However, as different as they are, both presidents clearly shared significant similarities in their support for the positive aspects of government interventions in citizens lives. Both also pursued fairly active government policies, although Obama was more committed to negotiation and working with Americas allies, a commitment exemplified in his being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize (Barack Obama, 2021). Both mens tenure in office…
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Barack Obama. (2021). The White House. Retrieved from: https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/barack-obama/
Daschle, T. (2017). Better because of Obamacare. US News & World Report. Retrieved from: https://www.usnews.com/opinion/debate-club/articles/2017-01-18/obamas-legacy-is-better-health-care-in-america-because-of-obamacare
Great Society. (2021). History.com Retrieved from: https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/great-society
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