| MEDICARE | President Johnson initiative of 1965 |
| HUMPHREY | Hubert, vice-president of the U.S. under President Johnson from 1965-69 (8) |
| LYNDON | First name of former U.S. President Johnson (6) |
| ANDREW | President Johnson, or non-President Scott |
| TITO | World leader involved in the Initiative of Five |
| SHOVE | Brighton neighbour supports initiative of strike force |
| RAID | Bombing ___ (attack on North Vietnam ordered by President Johnson in 1965) |
| ICONCURLYNDON | "Agreed, President Johnson, there's a Stooge hiding here" |
| OEO | War on Poverty agcy. created by uS President Johnson |
| ROBB | President Johnson's son-in-law |
| BAN | Big Soda __ (failed initiative of former New York City Mayor Bloomberg) |
| OURLIVINGRIVER | Initiative of Parra River Catchment Group, to make the river swimmable by 2025 (3,6,5) |
| STAR | Popular name for the Strategic Defense Initiative of the US (4,4) |
| WARS | Popular name for the Strategic Defense Initiative of the US (4,4) |
| TONKIN | In 1964, President Johnson falsely claimed that North Vietnamese forces had twice attacked American |
| BEVEL | It's a slant on President Johnson and the First Lady (5) |
| LBJ | What was US president Johnson's nickname? (1,1,1) |
| LADYBIRD | US president Johnson's wife was known by this nickname bestowed in her childhood (4,4) |
| SELMA | Starting point of a series of 1965 marches |
| HELP | Beatles film of 1965 (4) |
