Lyndon Johnson actually said...

All of us are concerned with juvenile delinquency in the District, and I can think of no more regressive step we could take than to force all of these children back onto the streets and into the alleys.

Context

Letter to Senator Byrd Following House Reductions in the District of Columbia Budget.

03/31/1965

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