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Lyndon Johnson: “Today we have 20 million people living in decency and dignity off their social security checks.”

On the recordOctober 6, 1964
Today we have 20 million people living in decency and dignity off their social security checks.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks in Peoria at the Convention of the Illinois State Federation of Labor

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