LBJ pushed forward many of JFK's ideas after his assassination to establish his Great Society program aimed at fighting poverty and racial injustice. This included major legislation like the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Medicare, Medicaid, education reforms, urban and environmental programs, and a War on Poverty with economic assistance for Americans in need. LBJ sought to finish what he saw as Abraham Lincoln's quest to use the federal government to address societal problems and help more Americans, as part of his desire to be remembered as a transformative president.