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On the recordMarch 12, 1968
In the firm hands of a local executive determined to improve the face of his city, it is a powerful tool of reform.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 4 of 1968, District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency

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