The President's News Conference
11/05/1966
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We want to make our Capital City a showcase for the entire Nation.
So, not as partisans, not as Democrats, and not as Republicans, but only and always as Americans let us look to the good...
Today the Nation's Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968. This is a victory for every American.
Now it becomes the people's direct responsibility.