Key Federal Education Policymakers, 1965-1968, Johnson Administration

1965 - 1968 Johnson Administration

President:

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) 1965 - 1968

Secretary of H.E.W.:

Commissioner of Education:

Francis Keppel
Harold Howe II (1966)

Major education actions:

1965 - Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA; P.L. 89-10)) [Note 1]
1965 - Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329) [Note 3]
1965 - National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act (P.L. 89-287) [Note 3]
1965 - Older Americans Act (P.L. 89-73) [Note 6]
1966 - Comprehensive Health Planning and Public Health Services Act (P.L. 89-749)
1966 - Elementary & Secondary Education Amendments of 1966 (P.L. 89-750)
1966 - Child Nutrition Act (P.L. 89-642) [Note 6]
1966 - Higher Education Amendments of 1966 (P.L. 89-752)
1966 - Veterans Readjustment Benefits Act (P.L. 89-358)
1966 - Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act (P.L. 89-754)
1967 - Elementary & Secondary Education Amendments of 1967 (P.L. 90-247)
1967 - Age Discrimination in Employment Act (P.L. 90-202) [Note 5]
1967 - Mental Health Amendments (P.L. 90-31)
1967 - Education Professionals Development Act (P.L. 90-35)
1967 - Mental Retardation Amendments (P.L. 90-170)
1968 - Bilingual Education Act (reauthorization of ESEA; P.L. 90-247)
1968 - Architectural Barriers Act (P.L. 90-480) [Note 4]
1968 - Handicapped Children's Early Education Assistance Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-538)
1968 - Higher Education Amendments of 1968 (P.L. 90-575) [Note 3]

89th Congress (1965-1966)

SENATE: 68-Dem, 32-Rep.
- Vice-President: Hubert H. Humphrey (D)
- Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield (D-MT)
- Minority Leader: Everett M. Dirksen (R-IL)
- Committee: Labor and Public Welfare
  - Chair: Lister Hill (D-AL)
  - Ranking Minority Member: Jacob K. Javits (R-NY)
HOUSE: 295-Dem, 140-Rep.
- Speaker: John W. McCormack (D-MA)
- Majority Leader: Carl B. Albert (D-OK)
- Minority Leader: Gerald R. Ford (R-MI)
- Committee: Committee on Education and Labor
  - Chair: Adam C. Powell (D-NY)
  - Ranking Minority Member: William H. Ayres (R-OH)

90th Congress (1967-1968)

SENATE: 64-Dem, 36-Rep.
- Vice-President: Hubert H. Humphrey (D)
- Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield (D-MT)
- Minority Leader: Everett M. Dirksen (R-IL)
- Committee: Labor and Public Welfare
  - Chair: Lister Hill (D-AL)
  - Ranking Minority Member: Jacob K. Javits (R-NY)

HOUSE: 247-Dem, 187-Rep.
- Speaker: John W. McCormack (D-MA)
- Majority Leader: Carl B. Albert (D-OK)
- Minority Leader: Gerald R. Ford (R-MI)
- Committee: Committee on Education and Labor
  - Chair: Carl D. Perkins (D-KY)
  - Ranking Minority Member: William H. Ayres (R-OH)