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Lyndon Johnson: “But candor requires that I warn you the time is not far off when all the combined production, on all of the acres, of…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 1966
But candor requires that I warn you the time is not far off when all the combined production, on all of the acres, of all of the agriculturally productive nations, will not meet the food needs of the developing nations–unless present trends are changed.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Special Message to the Congress: Food for Freedom

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