<p>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.  </p>

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.

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

August 20 - The War on Poverty

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August 20 - The War on Poverty

August 20 - The War on Poverty