On the recordMarch 28, 1968
Twelve million Americans today have already been freed from the chains of poverty.
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presidency.ucsb.eduTwelve million Americans today have already been freed from the chains of poverty.
Remarks at a Luncheon Meeting of the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education.
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