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  2. Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 - Wikipedia

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    On March 16, 1964, President Johnson called for the act in his Special Message to Congress that presented his proposal for a nationwide war on the sources of poverty. The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 was passed as a part of LBJ's War on Poverty. Encompassing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 was created "to ...

  3. War on poverty - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Model Cities Program - Wikipedia

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    The concept was presented by labor leader Walter Reuther to President Johnson in an off-the-record White House meeting on May 20, 1965. [1] In 1966, new legislation led to the more than 150 five-year-long, Model Cities experiments to develop new anti-poverty programs and alternative forms of municipal government.

  5. Timeline of the Lyndon B. Johnson presidency (1964)

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    February 1 – President Johnson holds his fifth news conference in the Theater at the White House, beginning the conference with an address on the efforts of the United States "to insure both peace and freedom in the widest possible areas" and answers questions from reporters on if he could see a scenario where he would endorse the admission of Red China into the United Nations, whether ...

  6. 10 fascinating facts about President Lyndon B. Johnson - AOL

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    On the occasion of President Lyndon Johnson’s birthday, the National Constitution Center looks at 10 interesting facts about one of the most colorful and controversial figures in American history.

  7. Office of Economic Opportunity - Wikipedia

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    The Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) was the agency responsible for administering most of the War on Poverty programs created as part of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society legislative agenda. It was established in 1964 as an independent agency and renamed the Community Services Administration (CSA) in 1975.

  8. 6 facts about world poverty that will truly put things into ...

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    When you see these blistering facts written out, it truly makes the issue impossible to ignore. Here are 6 shocking facts on world poverty, and links to how you can help: 1.)

  9. History of the United States (1964–1980) - Wikipedia

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    The new president, Lyndon B. Johnson, capitalized on this situation, using a combination of the national mood and his own political savvy to push Kennedy's agenda; most notably, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In addition, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 had an immediate impact on federal, state and local elections. Within months of its passage on ...