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Lyndon Johnson: “I urge Congress to consider and debate these suggestions thoroughly and wisely in the hope and belief we can from them…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 1966
I urge Congress to consider and debate these suggestions thoroughly and wisely in the hope and belief we can from them fashion a program that will keep free men free, and at the same time share our leadership and agricultural resources with our less blessed brothers throughout the world.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Special Message to the Congress: Food for Freedom

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