OEO
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President of the United States
United States federal agency
United States federal statute
anti-poverty program
civil legal aid program
domestic policy initiative
early childhood education program
federal job training program
national service program
OEO is the acronym for the U.S. federal Office of Economic Opportunity, a 1960s-era agency created to administer anti-poverty programs under President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty.
Observed surface forms (9)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Office of Economic Opportunity | 0 |
| Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 | 0 |
| Volunteers in Service to America | 0 |
| War on Poverty | 0 |
| Community Action Program | 0 |
| Head Start | 0 |
| Job Corps | 0 |
| Legal Services Program | 0 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President of the United States
ⓘ
United States federal agency ⓘ United States federal statute ⓘ anti-poverty program ⓘ civil legal aid program ⓘ domestic policy initiative ⓘ early childhood education program ⓘ federal job training program ⓘ national service program ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
OEO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VISTA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdUnderPresident | Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1970s ⓘ |
| field |
economic policy
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ social policy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | OEO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Great Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1964 ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
administer anti-poverty programs
ⓘ
coordinate War on Poverty programs ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| partOf | Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | War on Poverty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
community development
ⓘ
economic opportunity expansion ⓘ education and job training ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Community Services Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleForProgram |
Community Action Program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Head Start (early years) NERFINISHED ⓘ Job Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Legal Services Program NERFINISHED ⓘ Volunteers in Service to America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| standsFor | Office of Economic Opportunity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity ⓘ |
| topic | War on Poverty in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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