Lyndon Johnson actually said...

I want these honors that we give in Government service, as far as the Government is concerned, to be based not on regions, not on religions, not on race, and not on sex.

Context

Remarks at the Presentation of the National Civil Service League's Career Service Awards.

05/18/1965

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