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President lyndon johnson identified his __________ as one of the top priorities of his administration.

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Answer: War on Poverty

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President Lyndon Johnson announced his plans for the "War on Poverty," as it became known, in his State of the Union address in January, 1964. With a national poverty rate around 19%, Pres. Johnson sought to initiate legislation that would improve education and heath care access for the nation's poor as a way to help them rise out of poverty.

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