Lyndon Johnson said "I want this Nation to lead the effort to close this gap--not in the next 50 years but in the next 5 years." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordAugust 10, 1965

I want this Nation to lead the effort to close this gap--not in the next 50 years but in the next 5 years.

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Remarks at the Signing of the Saline Water Conversion Act

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