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Lyndon Johnson: “If our magnificent young men can die for freedom in a foreign land, how can we refuse any of them a full measure of…”

On the recordMarch 16, 1966
If our magnificent young men can die for freedom in a foreign land, how can we refuse any of them a full measure of freedom and opportunity here at home?
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks on Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government

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