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After his defeat for Congress, Long accepted an appointment in 1965 from U.S. President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] as assistant secretary of the Office of Economic Opportunity, often referred to in 1965 and 1966 as the "War on Poverty." Despite his family connections, Long had not been reared in a wealthy family. Throughout his political career, he struggled to find ways to address the lingering problems of poverty. He appealed to poorer voters, with the pledge that he would work to improve income levels in Louisiana.
After his defeat for Congress, Long accepted an appointment in 1965 from U.S. President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] as assistant secretary of the Office of Economic Opportunity, often referred to in 1965 and 1966 as the "War on Poverty." Despite his family connections, Long had not been reared in a wealthy family. Throughout his political career, he struggled to find ways to address the lingering problems of poverty. He appealed to poorer voters, with the pledge that he would work to improve income levels in Louisiana.
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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.loyno.edu/~quigley/sumintern/sumintsampcont.pdf|title=Gillis W. Long Poverty Law Center: Summer Internship program|date=2002| |publisher=People.loyno.edu|accessdate=September 30, 2019}}</ref>
Long's involvement with the federal [[anti-poverty agency]] in Louisiana led to the development of a close friendship with R. Sargent Shriver, who ran for vice-president in 1972 on the Democratic ticket head by U.S. Senator [[George McGovern]] of [[South Dakota]]. Shriver, a native of [[Ilinois]], was a brother-in-law of [[John F. Kennedy]], [[Robert F. Kennedy]], and [[Edward M. Kennedy]]. Long's congressional voting record moved sharply to the left in his later years in the U.S. House; at times, his votes were consistent with the [[Congressional Black Caucus]], not with the more moderate of southern Democrats then still serving.
Long's involvement with the federal [[anti-poverty agency]] in Louisiana led to the development of a close friendship with R. Sargent Shriver, who ran for vice-president in 1972 on the Democratic ticket head by U.S. Senator [[George McGovern]] of [[South Dakota]]. Shriver, a native of [[Ilinois]], was a brother-in-law of [[John F. Kennedy]], [[Robert F. Kennedy]], and [[Edward M. Kennedy]]. Long's congressional voting record moved sharply to the left in his later years in the U.S. House; at times, his votes were consistent with the [[Congressional Black Caucus]], not with the more moderate of southern Democrats then still serving.