The third stage, , occurred between 1960 and 1980. Also known as "picket fence" federalism, it involved overloaded cooperation and regulations such as releasing national funds or grants to state and local governments to solve problems and achieve goals. Creative federalism was centered in Lyndon Johnson's "On Your Own " Federalism In the early 19705, President Richard Nixon attempted to slow the growth of national government. However, it was President Ronald Reagan's goal to cut the size of government that started the nal stage of federalism, . Also known as \"on your own\" federalism, its leaders sought to return more authority to the state governments and end the trend of expanding national government. Federalism Today The Republican majority in Congress led by Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich continued the effort to return more power to the states in 1994 by implementing the . This idea of reducing the authority and size of the federal government became known as " "