The Resource Launching the war on poverty : an oral history, Michael L. Gillette
Launching the war on poverty : an oral history, Michael L. Gillette
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The item Launching the war on poverty : an oral history, Michael L. Gillette represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- Head Start, Job Corps, Foster Grandparents, College Work-Study, VISTA, Community Action, and the Legal Services Corporation are familiar programs, but their tumultuous beginning has been largely forgotten. Conceived amid the daring idealism of the 1960s, these programs originated as weapons in Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, an offensive spearheaded by a controversial new government agency. Within months, the Office of Economic Opportunity created an array of unconventional initiatives that empowered the poor, challenged the established order, and ultimately transformed the nation's attitudes
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 458 pages)
- Contents
-
- Camelot confronts the culture of poverty
- The war on poverty task force
- Creating the community action program
- Employment versus poverty
- Rural programs
- The enactment of poverty legislation
- The office of economic opportunity: "the most action in town"
- The job corps
- The community action program
- An early success: Project Head Start
- Advocates for the poor : VISTA and the legal services program
- Delegated programs
- Challenges to Head Start
- The job corps under siege
- "Keeping the trash in one pile": legislative battles
- OEO's struggle to endure
- Epilogue and assessments
- Isbn
- 9786612613449
- Label
- Launching the war on poverty : an oral history
- Title
- Launching the war on poverty
- Title remainder
- an oral history
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael L. Gillette
- Subject
-
- 1963-1969
- Economic assistance, Domestic
- Economic assistance, Domestic -- United States
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Electronic books -- Interviews
- Interviews
- Politicians
- Politicians -- United States -- Interviews
- Politics and government
- Poverty
- Poverty -- United States
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness
- Social policy
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969
- United States -- Social policy
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Head Start, Job Corps, Foster Grandparents, College Work-Study, VISTA, Community Action, and the Legal Services Corporation are familiar programs, but their tumultuous beginning has been largely forgotten. Conceived amid the daring idealism of the 1960s, these programs originated as weapons in Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, an offensive spearheaded by a controversial new government agency. Within months, the Office of Economic Opportunity created an array of unconventional initiatives that empowered the poor, challenged the established order, and ultimately transformed the nation's attitudes
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gillette, Michael L
- Dewey number
- 362.5/80973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HC110.P63
- LC item number
- G54 2010eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- The Oxford oral history series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Poverty
- Economic assistance, Domestic
- United States
- United States
- Politicians
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Economic assistance, Domestic
- Politics and government
- Politicians
- Poverty
- Social policy
- United States
- Label
- Launching the war on poverty : an oral history, Michael L. Gillette
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Camelot confronts the culture of poverty -- The war on poverty task force -- Creating the community action program -- Employment versus poverty -- Rural programs -- The enactment of poverty legislation -- The office of economic opportunity: "the most action in town" -- The job corps -- The community action program -- An early success: Project Head Start -- Advocates for the poor : VISTA and the legal services program -- Delegated programs -- Challenges to Head Start -- The job corps under siege -- "Keeping the trash in one pile": legislative battles -- OEO's struggle to endure -- Epilogue and assessments
- Control code
- 649478986
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 458 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9786612613449
- Lccn
- 2009038655
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 9786612613449
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 261344
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)649478986
- Label
- Launching the war on poverty : an oral history, Michael L. Gillette
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Camelot confronts the culture of poverty -- The war on poverty task force -- Creating the community action program -- Employment versus poverty -- Rural programs -- The enactment of poverty legislation -- The office of economic opportunity: "the most action in town" -- The job corps -- The community action program -- An early success: Project Head Start -- Advocates for the poor : VISTA and the legal services program -- Delegated programs -- Challenges to Head Start -- The job corps under siege -- "Keeping the trash in one pile": legislative battles -- OEO's struggle to endure -- Epilogue and assessments
- Control code
- 649478986
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 458 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9786612613449
- Lccn
- 2009038655
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 9786612613449
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 261344
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)649478986
Subject
- 1963-1969
- Economic assistance, Domestic
- Economic assistance, Domestic -- United States
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Electronic books -- Interviews
- Interviews
- Politicians
- Politicians -- United States -- Interviews
- Politics and government
- Poverty
- Poverty -- United States
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness
- Social policy
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969
- United States -- Social policy
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