Perhaps driven by his own humble beginnings, Johnson declared a "War on Poverty" as central to building the Great Society. In 1960, despite the prosperity of the times, almost one-quarter of all ...

Johnson, in his State of the Union address, declared an “unconditional war on poverty in America ... 1960s — under the umbrella of the Great Society — to aid the poor, the young ...

Shlaes also argues that what the Great Society’s marquee policy initiative, the War on Poverty, and the new flood of benefits actually achieved “was the opposite of preventing poverty — they ...

Government makes most things worse. President Lyndon B. Johnson launched a war on poverty; President Richard Nixon a war on ...

The Great Society rests on abundance and liberty ... Key fact There is ongoing debate about how successful Johnson’s ‘war on poverty’ was. The proportion of people living in poverty in ...

The Long Great Society witnessed the enactment of hundreds ... From education and the environment to the War on Poverty and urban renewal, dozens of ad hoc programs emerged that construed America ...

Johnson declared a “war on poverty” in his 1964 election campaign, challenging Americans to build a “Great Society” and winning the election with more than 61 percent of the popular vote. Challenges: ...

My research with collaborators digs deeper into the workings of specific War on Poverty programs, seeking evidence about ...