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Lyndon Johnson: “As a tenant farmer's son, I almost didn't get any college education, and I know how much difference a full education…”

On the recordOctober 24, 1964
As a tenant farmer's son, I almost didn't get any college education, and I know how much difference a full education makes.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks in Boca Raton at the Dedication of Florida Atlantic University

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