06/01/1961
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"Every effort should be made to broaden the base of citizen participation in national and local affairs through the voting process."
"One important contribution to this objective can be the elimination of the poll tax as an obstacle to voting."
"No, no proposal came in any of the meetings that I had with the Presidents."
"No, I have not heard that suggested and it isn't so."