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On the recordMarch 2, 1966
I believe that the National Council on the Humanities has a most crucial role to play in American life today, not only in enriching scholarship, but in enriching life for all people.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Swearing In of the Chairman and Members of the National Council on the Humanities.

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