Presidents and Poverty
“Presidents and Poverty: The Fight that Never Ends” was a panel of “The People, the Presidency and the Press,” a marquee event at the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the SMU campus of a year-long centennial celebration by the Pulitzer Prize Board.
Panelists talked about what presidents can do to combat poverty. Participants included a George W. Bush administration domestic policy adviser, the director of the… read more
Panelists talked about what presidents can do to combat poverty. Participants included a George W. Bush administration domestic policy adviser, the director of the LBJ Library, and journalists from the Washington Post and Dallas Morning News. The panel also talked about the rise in heroin use in the U.S.
“Presidents and Poverty: The Fight that Never Ends” was a panel of “The People, the Presidency and the Press,” a marquee event at the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the SMU campus of a year-long centennial celebration by the Pulitzer Prize Board. close
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