Lyndon Johnson actually said...

The present distribution of Federal civil rights responsibilities clearly indicates that the activities of the Community Relations Service will fit most appropriately in the Department of Justice.

Context

Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 1 of 1966 Relating to the Community Relations Service

02/09/1966

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