The Economic Opportunity Act came first.
War took the front page, not his social programs.
Medicare, medicaid, war on poverty
measures to provide healthcare for those in need
Social Legislation slowed down because of the cost of Vietnam. (Apex)
Vietnam took time and attention away from the war on poverty
It included programs to help children and job-seekers.
As with today, many the younger generation that it was a good idea, the old guard (the older generation) thought it was a bad idea.
After the first world war, there was the Depression
Jule Sugarman created the Headstart program in 1965 as a response to Lyndon B. Johnsons war against poverty. The program began as a summer program until converted to year-long.
The declaration came first.
What inspired Johnson's war on poverty was that he knew what it was like to live in poverty from his childhood, and he understood suffering and he believed in social action. He felt that a wealthy, powerful government could and should try to improve the lives of its citizens.
economic estability