The presidents and the poor : America battles poverty, 1964-2017 / Lawrence J. McAndrews.

The presidents and the poor : America battles poverty, 1964-2017 / Lawrence J. McAndrews.

"Ever since Lyndon Johnson launched his "War on Poverty," each presidential administration has engaged in a unique effort to help impoverished Americans. Though every president inherited the remnants of his predecessors' policies, each sought to make his own mark and secure his o...

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Main Author: McAndrews, Lawrence J. (Lawrence John) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2018]
Subjects:
Poverty > Government policy > United States > History.
Poverty > United States > History.
Poor > United States > History.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
Genre/Form:Electronic books
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The limited war : Lyndon Johnson, 1964-1969
  • The grand design : Richard Nixon, 1969-1974
  • No time to heal : Gerald Ford, 1974-1977
  • Social engineering: Jimmy Carter, 1977-1981
  • The revolution that wasn't : Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989
  • The good society : George H.W. Bush, 1989-1993
  • Going to China : Bill Clinton, 1993-2001
  • Losing faith : George W. Bush, 2001-2009
  • The elasticity of hope : Barack Obama, 2009-2017.

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