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Lyndon B. Johnson submits message on poverty to the U.S. Congress
President Lyndon B. Johnson submits message on poverty to the U.S. Congress. “Today is the first time in all the history of the human race a great nation is able to make and is willing to make a commitment to eradicate poverty among its people” l The Economic Opportunity Act (EOA) is passed by Congress and signed into law by President Johnson. Original programs include Community Action Agencies, Head Start, Neighborhood Youth Corps, Legal Service and others. -
Omnibus Civil Rights Bill
Omnibus Civil Rights Bill, banning discrimination in voting, housing, and public accommodations is signed by the President. -
Congress passes Tonkin BayResolution
Congress passes Tonkin Bay
Resolution, authorizing presidential action in
Vietnam. -
The Economic OpportunityAct (EOA) is passed by Congress
The Economic Opportunity Act (EOA) is passed by Congress and signed into law by President Johnson. -
Robert Sargent Shriver
Robert Sargent Shriver, Director designate of the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), is confermed by the U.S. Senate. Sargent Shriver is sworn into the office on 17 October 1964. -
Fourteen member National OEOAdvisory Council
President Johnson appoints a fourteen member National OEO Advisory Council, designating Director Shriver as its honorary chairman. -
Southern New Hampshire Services, Inc.
SNHS chartered by State of New Hampshire as the Community Action Agency for Hillsborough County and served the City of Nashua and the twenty-nine surrounding towns. 6 other Community Action Agencies are also designated in the state. l Head Start, the first SNHS program, begins in Nashua.
