What is Common Cause?
'''Common Cause''' is a watchdog group based in [[Washington, D.C.]], with chapters in 35 states. It was founded in 1970 by [[John W. Gardner]], a Republican, who was the former [[Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare]] in the administration of President [[Lyndon Johnson]]. It is an advocacy group for minorities and the working poor in urban areas.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XO9nBwAAQBAJ&dq=%22common+cause%22+%22vietnam+war%22+%22voting+age%22&pg=PA139|title=Culture Wars: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints and Voices|last1=Chapman|first1=Roger|last2=Ciment|first2=James|date=2015-03-17|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317473510|language=en}}</ref> The group was known for its efforts to bring about an end to the [[Vietnam War]] and lower the voting age from 21 to 18.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.commoncause.org/about/our-impact/faq/|title=FAQ|website=Common Cause|access-date=2017-03-07|archive-date=2017-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303102208/http://www.commoncause.org/about/our-impact/faq/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1970 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:Political organizations based in Washington, D.C.]] {{US-stub}}