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Economic Opportunity Act (EOA), federal legislation establishing a variety of social programs aimed at facilitating education, health, employment, and general welfare for impoverished Americans. It was signed into law in August 1964 by U.S. Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson as one of the landmarks of his War on Poverty and Great Society domestic programs ...
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On November 22, 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as President of the United States after the killing of John F. Kennedy. The assassination of Kennedyleft American citizens reeling. They felt empathy, even sympathy for Johnson as he became president under such difficult circumstances. Johnson took advantage of this support to push through key el...
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 underprivileged break the poverty cycle by helping them develop job skills, further their education and find work. To do this, he created a Job Corps for 100,000 disadvantaged men. Half w...
By the time Johnson took office, mainly two groups of Americans were uninsured: the elderly and the poor. Despite Kennedy championing health care for the needy during his 1960 Presidential campaign and beyond, and public support for the cause, many Republicans and some southern Democrats in Congress shot down early Medicareand Medicaid legislation....
To empower parents and make sure every child had a shot of success in life no matter their social or economic circumstances, Johnson, politician and activist Sargent Shriver, and a team of child development experts launched Project Head Start. The Head Start program started as an eight-week summer camp run by the Office of Economic Opportunity for ...
The mass exodus to suburbia after World War IIleft many major cities in poor condition. Affordable, dependable housing was hard to find, especially for the poor. The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 provided federal funds to cities for urban renewal and development. For cities to receive the funds, they had to establish minimum housing sta...
In September 1965, Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act. It declared “the arts and humanities belong to all the people of the United States” and that culture is a concern of the government, not just private citizens. The law also established the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for th...
To help battle worsening water pollution, Johnson signed the Water Quality Act in 1965 to help set national water quality standards. Also signed in 1965, the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act formed the first vehicle emissions standards. Furthermore, Johnson’s administration passed laws to protect wildlife and rivers and form a network of sce...
Not every American citizen or politician was satisfied with the results of Johnson’s Great Society agenda. And some resented what they saw as government handouts and felt the government should butt out of Americans' lives altogether. In 1968, President Richard M. Nixonset out to undo or revamp much of the Great Society’s legislation. He and other R...
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The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 ( Pub. L. 88–452) authorized the formation of local Community Action Agencies as part of the War on Poverty. These agencies are directly regulated by the federal government. [1] ". It is the purpose of The Economic Opportunity Act to strengthen, supplement, and coordinate efforts in furtherance of that ...
- August 20, 1964
- the 88th United States Congress
- An Act to mobilize the human and financial resources of the Nation to combat poverty in the United States.
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.
- Kimberly Amadeo
The Conception and Promotion of the Economic Opportunity Act. The EOA was the centerpiece of Johnson’s War on Poverty and has been remembered as “the most dramatic and highly publicized of the Great Society’s programs” (Levitan 1969, p. 3). It established the OEO, a new agency within the executive branch charged with initiating and ...
- Martha J. Bailey, Nicolas J. Duquette
- 10.1017/s0022050714000291
- 2014
- 2014/06
Great Society. Lyndon Johnson’s plan to eliminate poverty and racial injustice in the United States and to improve the lives of all Americans. war on poverty. Lyndon Johnson’s plan to end poverty in the Unites States through the extension of federal benefits, job training programs, and funding for community development.
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 ...
