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On the recordAugust 14, 1966
In light of the estimated 900,000 young Americans who are expected to turn their backs on school during the coming year, I direct you to undertake again in 1966 a Stay-in-School Campaign so that our country will not suffer this terrible loss in its human resources.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Memorandum to the Vice President in Response to His Report on the Summer Youth Opportunity Campaign

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