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On the recordJanuary 16, 1966
Now today, I am asking Mr. Shriver to give full time to the war on poverty.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Upon Announcing Appointments in the Peace Corps and in the Department of Housing and Urban Development

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