President Donald Trump signed nearly three dozen executive orders during his first week in office. One order he signed on Tuesday repealed a variety of federal diversity requirements, including a 1965 executive order that forbade discrimination in hiring practices by government contractors, issued by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Rossein said some people might have confused Johnson’s 1965 order with the 1964 Civil Rights Act he signed into law that went into effect July 5, 1965. That law created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and more widely prohibits employment discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion and sex.

The phrase "affirmative action" and much of the executive order Trump is repealing, itself built on one signed by Johnson's predecessor John F. Kennedy in March 1961, which asked government contractors to "take affirmative action" to insure employees and applicants were treated "without regard to their race, creed, color or national origin."

When Sally Ride arrived at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in 1978, there were approximately 4,000 technical employees working there. Want to guess how many were men? If you said 3,996, you're already aware that Ride faced considerable challenges as the first American woman chosen to go into space.

President Trump revoked a 1965 rule that prohibited federal contractors from discriminating against employees or job applicants.

The continuing and perennial need for DEI programs in schools and industry lays bare the lie that the United States stands as a meritocratic nation built on the dream and practice that hard work, talent, and ambition alone is the ticket to success, regardless of one’s social identities.

Lyndon B. Johnson’s Executive Order 11246, promoting affirmative action in federal contracting, was among the number of DEI policies targeted by the president.

In the final days of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration, his Interior Department pulled a fast one on him, renaming D.C. Stadium for his archnemesis.

Learn about the history of Executive Order 11246 following President Trump’s executive order to eliminate DEI programs and remove DEI employees within a week.

With President Donald Trump’s changes to the federal workforce, focusing on eliminating DEI programs, here’s a look at the differences between Affirmative Action and DEI.

Troops have been previously deployed in the U.S. by presidents, including George H.W. Bush and John F. Kennedy.

It is important to recognize that failing to name a ship appropriately and assign it a worthy radio call sign can have negative consequences. This was revealed in the 1982 leadership book “In Search of Excellence,” which shared examples on how to motivate workers both in industry and the military.