War On Poverty - Press

Jan 08, 2014

Hoyer: We Ought to Continue the War on Poverty to Reduce Income Inequality [democraticwhip.gov, January 8, 2014]

Harkin Statement Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of President Johnson’s Address Declaring “Unconditional War on Poverty in America” [harkin.senate.gov, January 8, 2014]

War on Poverty continues after President Johnson's declaration [myfoxaustin.com, January 8, 2014]

Statement by the President on the 50th Anniversary of the War on Poverty [whitehouse.gov, January 8, 2014]

LBJ's daughter marks 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty [live5news.com]

War on Poverty Remembered [go.bloomberg.com, January 8, 2014]

'War On Poverty' Remains Controversial [hereandnow.wbur.org, January 8, 2014]

For LBJ, The War On Poverty was personal [npr.org]

Kentucky County That Gave War On Poverty A Face Still Struggles [NPR.org, January 8, 2014]

The War on Poverty vs. Racism [colorlines.com, January 8, 2014]

Marco Rubio Is Wrong: The War on Poverty Worked [thedailybeast.com, January 6, 2014]

JESSE JACKSON: War on Poverty Wages On [WashingtonInformer.com, January 6, 2014]

No retreat from LBJ's war on poverty [statesman.com, January 7, 2014]

Don't abandon war on poverty when many in U.S. still struggling [tennessean.com, January 7, 2014]

Council of Economic Advisors report [download PDF]

C-Span Interview with Ambassador Jones 

50 years later, war on poverty has new battle lines [USAToday.com, January 7, 2014]

War on Poverty Resources [spotlightonpoverty.org]