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Lyndon Johnson: “They are going to choose to look ahead to the new problems which are rushing in upon us, our overcrowded cities, our…”

On the recordOctober 5, 1964
They are going to choose to look ahead to the new problems which are rushing in upon us, our overcrowded cities, our inadequate schools, the growing mastery of the machine, the need to use our leisure time wisely and creatively.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Station in Alexandria, Va., at the Start of Mrs. Johnson's Trip Through the South

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