War on poverty - Wikipedia
WEBThe war on poverty is the unofficial name for legislation first introduced by United States President Lyndon B. Johnson during his State of the Union Address on January 8, 1964. This legislation was proposed by Johnson in response to a national poverty rate of around nineteen percent.
War on Poverty | History, Speech, Significance, & Facts
WEBWar on Poverty, expansive social welfare legislation introduced in the 1960s by the administration of U.S. Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson and intended to help end poverty in the United States.
Everything you need to know about the war on poverty
WEBJan 8, 2014 · Lyndon Johnson used his 1964 State of the Union to declare war on poverty. Here's what you need to know.
Lyndon B. Johnson and the War on Poverty - University of Virginia
WEBThe first volume of War on Poverty transcripts published in the Presidential Recordings Digital Edition (PRDE) includes all of Johnson’s recorded conversations on the subject during the second half of 1964, and traces Johnson’s intense efforts to …
Great Society ‑ Programs, Definition & LBJ - HISTORY
WEBNov 17, 2017 · War On Poverty. In March 1964, Johnson introduced the Office of Economic Opportunity and the Economic Opportunity Act during a special message to Congress. He’d hoped to help the...
Who’s poor in America? 50 years into the ‘War on Poverty,’ a data ...
WEBJan 13, 2014 · The War on Poverty, as the set of social programs enacted in 1964-1965 came to be called, was arguably the most ambitious domestic policy initiative since the Great Depression.
The War on Poverty: Measurement, Trends, and Policy
WEBThe War on Poverty was a major social policy initiative that has had lasting positive effects on the poor in the United States.
War On Poverty, 50 Years Later : NPR
WEBJul 8, 2014 · Fifty years after President Johnson launched the "war on poverty," NPR checks in on what it means to be poor today.
War On Poverty - Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 23, 2018 · The war on poverty involved socially well-placed individuals using social science ideas to create new institutions in low-income communities, and at the national level to assist these local institutions. These individuals and institutions then engaged in actions that created historic events.
Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty : NPR
WEBJan 8, 2004 · Forty years ago this week, President Lyndon Johnson declared a "War On Poverty." Making poverty a national concern set in motion a series of programs, such as Head Start and food stamps, which...