How do politicians and leaders get things done in the face of opposition, and through the red tape of bureaucracy? And what kinds of people can meaningfully change the direction of an entire country? What personal qualities, strategies, and luck does it take to provide a safety net for people in a country like the United States?

In Season 2 of American Compassion, we explore the ambitions, the toil, the compromises, and the visionaries behind The Great Society, Lyndon Baines Johnson’s attempt to complete the New Deal, as the story of the American Safety Net Continues.