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1963 - Kennedy Assassination


                                                                                   Lyndon B. Johnson Presidency



                                                                                   Begins









                                                                                   ■ LBJ was immediately invested in anti-

                                                                                         poverty efforts








                                                                                   ■ Jan. 8, 1964 – first State of the Union


                                                                                         Address


                                                                                           – “War on Poverty” declared
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