During his first State of the Union address, President Johnson outlined a vast program of economic and social welfare legislation designed to create what he termed the "Great Society." As part of this platform, Johnson called for a nationwide "War on Poverty" in response to a high national poverty rate. Johnson's call led Congress to pass the Economic Opportunity Act, legislation that established an agency to administer federal funds targeted against poverty. Did it work? Discuss (http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst23720_President-Lyndon-B--Johnson-Declares-a--War-on-Poverty---1964-.aspx)
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