Lyndon Johnson actually said...

It seems to me plain that education--good education, in adequate buildings, and with adequate supporting facilities such as libraries--is basic to all the other programs that are being undertaken to improve the city, including the reduction of its rate of crime.

Context

Letter to Senator Byrd Following House Reductions in the District of Columbia Budget.

03/31/1965

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