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Lyndon Johnson: “Through most of my career--and through most of your adult lives--the thrust of our public policies and attitudes has…”

On the recordDecember 8, 1964
Through most of my career--and through most of your adult lives--the thrust of our public policies and attitudes has been dominated by memory of the stock market crash, the great depression, and the events of the 1930's that led back to recovery.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a Reception for the New Democrats in Congress.

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