USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In his first State of the Union address in January 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson asked Congress to declare an “unconditional war on poverty” and to aim “not only to relieve the symptom of poverty, but to cure it and, above all, to prevent it” (1965).

Detailed explanation-2: -Education, civil rights, healthcare, and education were four important items on Johnson’s agenda. These policies established greater civil and voting rights, greater environmental protections, and increased aid to public schools.

Detailed explanation-3: -Throughout the Johnson and Nixon administrations, the War on Poverty-and the Great Society more broadly-laid the foundation for our modern-day safety net, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, formerly known as food stamps; Medicare; Medicaid; Head Start; and expanded Social Security.