The president who oversaw implementation of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act and carried out this nation's first "war on crime" was

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The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968. However, it was President Richard M. Nixon who declared the "war on crime" and implemented policies such as the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration to provide federal funding to state and local law enforcement agencies.

The President Who Oversaw Implementation of the Omnibus Crime Control