who was the first president to touch social security
History of Social Security in the United States Medicare and Medicaid were added in 1965 by the Social Security Act of 1965, part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society" program.
Carolyn Colvin Carolyn W. Colvin (born May 27, 1942 in Arnold, Maryland) was the Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration in the United States, appointed on February 14, 2013, having succeeded Michael J. Astrue. On June 20, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated her to serve as the commissioner.[1] On September 18, 2014, the United States Senate Committee on Finance approved her nomination by a 22â€“2 vote.[2]