War on Poverty: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	1964
Location	United States

Topics

liberalism conservatism poverty reform Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act USA PATRIOT Act No Child Left Behind Chinese Exclusion Act Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Americans with Disabilities Act Brady Law Defense of Marriage Act G.I. Bill

Key People

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

president of United States

Michael Harrington

Michael Harrington

American activist and author

R. Sargent Shriver, 1962

R. Sargent Shriver

American politician