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Lyndon Johnson: “We need civil rights legislation to insure that all Americans are treated equally.”

On the recordMay 3, 1964
We need civil rights legislation to insure that all Americans are treated equally.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a White House Dinner for Labor Leaders.

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