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LAUNCHING THE WAR ON POVERTY
AN ORAL HISTORY |
| By: |
Michael L. Gillette |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£37.49 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0195387279 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780195387278 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
9 July, 2010 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Series: |
Oxford Oral History Series |
| Pages: |
480 |
| Description: |
Oral histories and secretly recorded telephone conversations dramatically reveal how Lyndon Johnson's administration waged an unprecedented war against poverty in the 1960s. |
| Synopsis: |
The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 was one of the great legislative triumphs of Lyndon Johnson's presidency. In Launching the War on Poverty, forty-nine veterans of this unprecedented legislative effort tell their stories, offering a fascinating inside look at how Community Action, Head Start, the Job Corps, Legal Services, and other efforts went from brainstorming sessions in Washington to real-life programs in low-income neighborhoods throughout the nation. As the interviews reveal the idealism of the 1960s, they also capture the excitement and disappointment, the determination and doubt, the cut-and-thrust of American lawmaking, and the sheer force of the personalities involved. This second edition offers a new introduction that shows how many of these programs survived a volatile beginning to become accepted, permanent elements of domestic policy. In addition, the book now includes transcripts of Johnson's pivotal phone conversations, underscoring the president's determination and resourcefulness, his judgments of personnel and programs, and his sensitivity to political fallout. There is an updated bibliography with a list of web and archival sources on the War on Poverty. |
| Illustrations: |
12 black and white halftones, 1 drawing, 1 chart |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
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Returnable |
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