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Lyndon Johnson

36th American President whose Great Society legislation (Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Medicare, Medicaid) represented the most ambitious domestic policy program since the New Deal — before the Vietnam War consumed his presidency.

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Nancy Pelosi

American politician who served as the first female Speaker of the House (2007-2011, 2019-2023) — widely considered the most effective House Speaker since LBJ in terms of legislative achievement.

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