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Lyndon Johnson: “The day has passed when Government jobs are the easy jobs of our society, or when the public service is the refuge of…”

On the recordJune 21, 1964
The day has passed when Government jobs are the easy jobs of our society, or when the public service is the refuge of those inadequate for the demands of private competition.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Upon Presenting the President's Awards for Distinguished federal Civilian Service

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