August 20 - The War on Poverty

20/08/2025 1 min Episodio 2603
August 20 - The War on Poverty

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Episode Synopsis

On this day in Labor History the year was 1964. President Lyndon B. Johnson gave a mid-morning address in the Rose Garden of the White House.  He was there to sign the Economic Opportunity Act that launched what became known as Johnson’s War on Poverty.