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On the recordMarch 31, 1965
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.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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

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