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On the recordAugust 12, 1965
I sent a special message concerning these problems to the Congress on March 8, 1965, and have recommended the enactment of certain new legislation designed to combat those problems.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Excerpt of Letter to the Members of the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice.

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