President lyndon johnson identified his as one of the top priorities of his administration.

 War on Poverty

Explanation:

President Lyndon Johnson announced his plans for the "War on Poverty," as it became known, in his State of the Union address in January, 1964.  With a national poverty rate around 19%, Pres. Johnson sought to initiate legislation that would improve education and heath care access for the nation's poor as a way to help them rise out of poverty.

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according to worldatlas.com, the u.s. has an 86% literacy rate.