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Economic Opportunity Act, federal legislation that was aimed at facilitating education, health, employment, and general welfare for impoverished Americans. It was signed into law in August 1964 by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson as one of the landmarks of his War on Poverty and Great Society domestic programs.
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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.
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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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Nov 17, 2017 · Print Page. Getty Images. 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 ...
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Poverty Bill (also known as the Economic Opportunity Act) while press and supporters of the bill looked on, August 20, 1964.. 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.
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.
Remarks Upon Signing the Economic Opportunity Act. August 20, 1964. My fellow Americans: On this occasion the American people and our American system are making history. For so long as man has lived on this earth poverty has been his curse. On every continent in every age men have sought escape from poverty's oppression.
