Remarks in Des Moines at a Democratic Party Dinner
06/29/1966
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I want you to know that your efforts are not only welcomed by your President, but they are respected and they are applauded.
For in education, the time we waste today can mean a life wasted tomorrow.
So, we must go to the heart of the battle if we are to have a better life--for it is there that the decision lies.
I have directed Secretary Gardner and Commissioner of Education Keppel to do everything in their power, starting now, to speed the flow of f...