Launching the war on poverty : an oral history /
Gillette, Michael L.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Poverty
Economic assistance, Domestic
Politicians