Video: 'Jan. 8, 1964 | LBJ State of the Union Address'

(Wednesday, January 8, 1964, 12:30 p.m. EST) — In his first State of the Union Address, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announced today an “unconditional war on poverty in America,” the unofficial name for proposed legislation in response to a national poverty rate of around nineteen percent. Continue reading U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares ‘war on poverty’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 8 1964) →