And when I go back to Washington I am going to say to the leaders of that great Capital, that I wish they could come here to the heartland of America and see what the people are doing for themselves.
Lyndon Johnson: “And when I go back to Washington I am going to say to the leaders of that great Capital, that I wish they could come…”
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Remarks at the Lulu V. Cline School, South Bend, Indiana.
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