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Nov 17, 2017 · The Great Society was an ambitious series of policy initiatives, legislation and programs spearheaded by President Lyndon B. Johnson with the main goals of ending poverty, reducing crime,...
Nov 30, 2020 · Following JFK’s assassination, Lyndon B. Johnson served as the 36th U.S. president from 1963 until 1969. LBJ enacted two ambitious domestic agendas, “Great Society” and “War on Poverty.” The War on Poverty led to government programs such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development, SNAP, and Every Student Succeeds Act.
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Aug 17, 2018 · President Lyndon B. Johnson proposed a “War on Poverty” in 1964 that took form in an omnibus poverty bill (S. 2642) that was enacted as the Economic Opportunity Act (EOA, Public Law 88-452). It was the first major policy proposal from the Johnson administration, but it included several elements that had been considered previously by Congress.
The Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1965 (Public Law 88-635, 78 Stat. 1023), authorizing the appropriations, was approved by the President on October 7, 1964. Lyndon B. Johnson, Remarks Upon Signing the Economic Opportunity Act Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/241884.
The Economic Opportunity Act (EOA) of 1964 established and funded a variety of programs to assist the poor in finding jobs. The Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), first administered by President Kennedy’s brother-in-law Sargent Shriver, coordinated programs such as the Jobs Corps and the Neighborhood Youth Corps, which provided job ...
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The Economic Opportunity Act (EOA) of 1964 established and provided $3 billion in funding for a variety of programs to promote employment, development, and education in impoverished communities. The EOA fought rural poverty by providing low-interest loans to those wishing to improve their farms or start businesses.
President Lyndon B. Johnson proposed a “War on Poverty” in 1964 that took form in an omnibus poverty bill (S. 2642) that was enacted as the Economic Opportunity Act (EOA, Public Law 88-452). It was the first major policy proposal from the Johnson administration, but it included several elements that had been considered previously by Congress.
