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Lyndon Johnson: “For the front lines in the war against crime are in the streets and alleys of the local communities across America.”

On the recordOctober 29, 1967
For the front lines in the war against crime are in the streets and alleys of the local communities across America.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Message to the American Bar Association's Special Committee on Crime Prevention and Control.

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