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In The Mid-1960s, President Lyndon Johnson Launched An Unprecedented Political Crusade To Eradicate Poverty In America - An Unconditional War On Poverty That Transcended Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal Agenda. Set Into Motion With The Office Of Economic Opportunity (oeo), A Federal Agency Established After The Passage Of The Economic Opportunity Act Of 1964, This Bold Crusade Aimed To Break The Cycle Of A Culture Of Poverty By Attacking Its Causes In Urban Ghettos And Depressed Rural Areas. The War On Poverty Formulated And Administered An Array Of Novel Programs, Including The Community Action Program, The Job Corps, Volunteers In Service To America (vista), Project Head Start, And The Legal Services Program.^ Despite Criticism By Political Opponents, Despite Budgetary Restraints, And Despite The Failure To Achieve The Lofty Goal Of Ridding The Nation Of Poverty, Most Of The Social Programs Established Under Oeo Still Exist Today. Launching The War On Poverty - The First Single-volume Oral History Of This Momentous Federal Plan To Help Society's Least Fortunate - Brings The Antipoverty Crusade To Life Through The Testimony Of Its Creators. The Author, Michael Gillette, Has Compiled

Author

Gillette, Michael L.

Publisher

New York: Twayne Publishers ; London: Prentice Hall International

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780805791044

Subjects

Social Science, Economics, Political Science