On the recordSeptember 22, 1964
The object of all we do is to give our people a fair start or a new start in the race of life, whatever lot they are born to, whatever fate may befall them.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe object of all we do is to give our people a fair start or a new start in the race of life, whatever lot they are born to, whatever fate may befall them.
Remarks at the Annual Convention of the International Union of Electrical Workers
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