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Lyndon Johnson: Giving a man a chance to work and feed his family and provide for his children does not destroy his initiative.

On the recordSeptember 19, 1964
Giving a man a chance to work and feed his family and provide for his children does not destroy his initiative.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Dedication of the Morgantown, W. Va., Airport

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