Circumstances of becoming associated with the War on Poverty Task Force; early organization; duties; need for coordination of the program; decision-making; naming VISTA program; pressure from departments; LBJ's interest; philosophies on dealing with poverty; Shriver; urban basis of task force; task force division into groups; congressional input; Yarmolinsky; Legal Services.
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