Area Redevelopment Administration
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Area Redevelopment Administration was a rural poverty program of the Kennedy administration, primarily in Appalachia.[citation needed]
Origins
Kennedy said little about poverty in his campaign, but began talking about unemployment in his first State of the Union address in January 1961.[1]
From his economic concerns, Kennedy created the Appalachian Regional Commission, VISTA, raised the minimum wage, and signed the Manpower Development and Training Act[2]
News articles in 1962-1963 aroused Kennedy's concern for poverty in Appalachia, and he focused existing funds on pilot projects on the issue in 1963.[3]
In late 1963, Kennedy said "the time has come to organize a national assault on the causes of poverty, a comprehensive program."[4] In October 1963, Kennedy was planning a trip to bring national attention to rural poverty.[4]
The idea of the War on Poverty began emerging from the white house in 1963, but Congress was rejecting virtually all of Kennedy's domestic legislation proposals at the time.[5] Kennedy strongly prioritized foreign policy in his concerns over his domestic agenda.[6]
Citations
- ^ Brinkley, Schlesinger & Wilentz 2012, p. 63.
- ^ Duncan 2013, p. 133f.
- ^ Gillette 2010, p. 3.
- ^ a b Duncan 2013, p. 134.
- ^ Brinkley, Schlesinger & Wilentz 2012, p. 148.
- ^ Duncan 2013, p. 135.
References
- Brinkley, A.; Schlesinger, A.M.; Wilentz, S. (2012). John F. Kennedy: The American Presidents Series: The 35th President, 1961-1963. The American Presidents. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-1-4299-7422-6.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Duncan, J.K. (2013). John F. Kennedy: The Spirit of Cold War Liberalism. Routledge Historical Americans. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-136-17488-9.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Gillette, M.L. (2010). Launching the War on Poverty: An Oral History. Oxford Oral History Series. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-977986-4.
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Further reading
- Knapp, D. L. (1970). Scouting the war on poverty: social reform politics in the Kennedy administration (Doctoral dissertation, University of Oregon).
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