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War 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. It was part of a larger legislative reform program, known as the Great Society, that Johnson hoped would make the United States a more equitable and just country.
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The 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.
8 sty 2014 · Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson declared an "unconditional war on poverty in America." It was something he knew well, says historian Robert Caro.
Lyndon Johnson used his 1964 State of the Union to declare war on poverty. Here's what you need to know.
17 lis 2017 · The Great Society was an expansive set of programs and legislation launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson to address issues of poverty, crime and inequality.
8 sty 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,...
23 maj 2018 · The war on poverty of the John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908 – 1973) administrations grew out of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and continued from 1964 to 1981.
