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Lyndon Johnson: “Therefore, except for the $600 million, every dollar spent on Great Society programs was secured by reducing or…”

On the recordSeptember 7, 1966
Therefore, except for the $600 million, every dollar spent on Great Society programs was secured by reducing or eliminating outmoded programs.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Special Message to the Congress on Fiscal Policy.

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