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Lyndon Johnson: “With that key we can begin to open the gates that now enclose the ghettos of despair.”

On the recordAugust 19, 1965
With that key we can begin to open the gates that now enclose the ghettos of despair.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the White House Conference on Equal Employment Opportunities

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