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Lyndon Johnson declared a War on Poverty, and each subsequent president in his own way has tried to address the issue. McAndrews examines these efforts thoroughly and assesses their successes and failures. This book comprehensively explores one of America's most persistent social policy concerns. --David Zarefsky, author of President Johnson's War on Poverty: Rhetoric and History Lawrence McAndrews provides a remarkable and timely synthesis of how presidents from Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama confronted the problem of poverty in the United States. His sweeping study shows both the continuities and discontinuities across administrations and between parties and demonstrates presidents' consistent inability to come to grips with the realities of the issue. The Presidents and the Poor provides valuable insight and understanding for scholars and students alike. --Guian A. McKee, author of The Problem of Jobs: Liberalism, Race, and Deindustrialization in Philadelphia

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Lawrence J. McAndrews is visiting professor of history at the University of Hong Kong. His books include What They Wished For: American Catholics and American Presidents, 1960–2004 and The Era of Education: The Presidents and the Schools, 1965–2001.

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