# Lyndon B. Johnson Back to [[Topics/Social Security and Medicare Myths/Social Security and Medicare Myths|Social Security and Medicare Myths]] **Role:** 36th U.S. President, a Democrat (1963–69). He signed Medicare into law on Jul 30, 1965 ⚠️ (date from memory; not re-checked). **In the post:** accused of moving Social Security money to the "General Fund". SSA says the trust fund has never been put into the general fund. What changed was the **budget presentation**: from fiscal 1969 trust-fund transactions were shown in the unified budget, until 1990 ([SSA budget treatment](https://www.ssa.gov/history/BudgetTreatment.html); [SSA Internet Myths](https://www.ssa.gov/history/InternetMyths.html)). The decision followed a budget-concepts commission appointed under Johnson ⚠️ (from memory). **Analysis:** [[Users/@krispykriskring/Post Analyses/Post Analysis - krispykriskring on the Social Security Card History Lesson (2026-10-25)|Post analysis, rows 9 and 13]].