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President Lyndon B. Johnson declared 'war on poverty' in his State of the Union Address January 8, 1964 and the "Economic Opportunity Act of 1964" was signed into law August 20, 1964 .

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August 20, 1964 by president Lyndon B. Johnson as part of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.

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In the mid 1960s under president LBJ.

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