President Lyndon Johnson stood in the Capitol on Jan. 8, 1964, and, in his first State of the Union address, committed the nation to a war on poverty.

Forty years ago this week, President Lyndon Johnson declared a "War On Poverty." Making poverty a national concern set in motion a series of programs, such as Head Start and food stamps, which ...

On January 8, 1964, U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, famously declared a “War on Poverty.” Fifty years later, those curious about how the war came out should consult ...

Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an “unconditional War on Poverty” in his State of the Union address on January 8, 1964.

This year Johnson's reputation, virtually destroyed by his disastrous prosecution of the Vietnam War, is making a comeback, thanks to the 50th anniversaries of his wars on poverty and racial ...

LBJ declared war on poverty on Jan. 8%2C 1964; ... Lyndon B. Johnson described to a Joint Session of Congress the plight of Americans who "live on the outskirts of hope" because of poverty or race.

WASHINGTON – Fifty years later, LBJ’s audacious promise in his first State of the Union address may be resounding again. On Jan. 8, 1964, just seven weeks after John F. Kennedy’s ...

President Lyndon Johnson stood in the Capitol on Jan. 8, 1964, and, in his first State of the Union address, committed the nation to a war on poverty.

Happy birthday, “War on Poverty.” Fifty years after President Lyndon B. Johnson declared that war in his Jan. 8, 1964, State of the Union address, it looks like poverty won, if you ignore all ...

That’s why LBJ — himself no slouch at arm-twisting — picked up the rhetoric of a “war on poverty” from John F. Kennedy’s 1960 campaign and attached it to his administration in the wake ...

By Shawn Fremstad Although President Lyndon Johnson, seen here signing the Economic Opportunity Act in 1964, is often identified with the War on Poverty, many of its programs were bipartisan ...

President Lyndon Johnson stood in the Capitol on Jan. 8, 1964, and, in his first State of the Union address, committed the nation to a war on poverty.