05/02/1967
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"For those who have been denied equal access throughout the years to public facilities, I am proud to say that this administration has led the way in ripping down the barriers of discrimination."
"With that key we can begin to open the gates that now enclose the ghettos of despair."
"We will do all this through the work of men and women like you--men and women who believe both in equal opportunity and equal responsibility and obligation."
"And so long as I am your President I intend to preserve the rights of all of our citizens, and I intend to enforce the laws that protect all of our citizens--without regard to race, religion, region, ..."