Answer:

POVERTY

AnswerCrossword Clue
POVERTYObject of a Lyndon Johnson "war"
POVERTYDestitution
POVERTYIndigence
POVERTYLBJ's War on ...
POVERTYSad state
POVERTYWolf at the door.
POVERTYWant.
POVERTYNational concern
POVERTYMeagerness
POVERTYPennilessness