Lyndon Johnson actually said...

There is no way to make up for lost time to poor families without adequate housing, to the unemployed who need training to get a job, to those who need the social services which can be provided by a neighborhood center.

Context

Memorandum in Response to Task Force Report 'Reducing Federal Grant-in-Aid Processing Time'

10/26/1967

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