… For the war against poverty will not be won

here in Washington. It must be won in the field,

in every private home, in every public office,

from the courthouse to the White House.…

— President Lyndon B. Johnson,

State of the Union Address, January 8, 1964

This statement expresses President Lyndon B.

Johnson’s view that the

(1) federal government is solely responsible for

the war on poverty

(2) court system must be held accountable for

poverty

(3) problem of poverty is easily solved

(4) entire country must help fight poverty