1969 Job Corp poster featuring Olympic champion and Job Corp graduate George Foreman. Read what President Johnson has to say about the Economic Opportunity Act here: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=26452
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the the Economic Opportunity Act which, in part, creates the Job Corps. A part of Johnson's "Great Society," the act was designed to tackle the problems of unemployment and provide opportunities for citizens living inpoverty to compete in the growing economy.
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