Political Quotes

On the recordJune 17, 1965
It is a great pleasure for me this morning to welcome to the White House you three young people whose personal stories, I believe, help to explain what the war on poverty is all about.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a Ceremony Marking the Progress of the Neighborhood Youth Corps

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