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By the time of the Kennedy assassination in 1963, the Job Corps' operational plans, costs, and budgets had been well developed, including coordination with the U. S. Forest Service and the National Park Service, and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) executed among the agencies. Initiating legislation and budgetary authorizations were drafted by the Kennedy Administration and introduced in both houses of Congress.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=United States Department of Labor|date=1963|title=Youth Unemployment Act of 1063|journal=Introduced but Never Voted Upon}}</ref> | By the time of the Kennedy assassination in 1963, the Job Corps' operational plans, costs, and budgets had been well developed, including coordination with the U. S. Forest Service and the National Park Service, and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) executed among the agencies. Initiating legislation and budgetary authorizations were drafted by the Kennedy Administration and introduced in both houses of Congress.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=United States Department of Labor|date=1963|title=Youth Unemployment Act of 1063|journal=Introduced but Never Voted Upon}}</ref> | ||
In 1964, [[Lyndon Baines Johnson|President Johnson]], facing military manpower shortages for the | In 1964, [[Lyndon Baines Johnson|President Johnson]], facing military manpower shortages for the Vietnam War, suggested that the Job Corps could be useful in preparing young men to meet the mental and physical requirements for military enlistment.<ref name="cost_2014_05_19_wapo" /> | ||
When President Johnson and his planning staff decided on the [[war on poverty]], most of the proposed programs would take more than a year to even start. However the Job Corps idea was well along in the planning stage and could be deployed rapidly, so the Labor Department Job Corps Task Force was appointed to the Task force for the War on Poverty,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Keppel|first=Francis|date=December 1963|title=Appointment of the Labor Department Job Task Force to the Task Force for the War on Poverty|journal=Executive Order}}</ref> and the Job Corps was slated to be the initial operational program.{{cn|date=June 2024}} | When President Johnson and his planning staff decided on the [[war on poverty]], most of the proposed programs would take more than a year to even start. However the Job Corps idea was well along in the planning stage and could be deployed rapidly, so the Labor Department Job Corps Task Force was appointed to the Task force for the War on Poverty,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Keppel|first=Francis|date=December 1963|title=Appointment of the Labor Department Job Task Force to the Task Force for the War on Poverty|journal=Executive Order}}</ref> and the Job Corps was slated to be the initial operational program.{{cn|date=June 2024}} | ||