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Lyndon Johnson: “It is my firm intent, and I have expressed this many times since I became President, to have the Federal service truly…”

On the recordMarch 7, 1967
It is my firm intent, and I have expressed this many times since I became President, to have the Federal service truly exemplify equal opportunity for all in employment and advancement regardless of race, color, creed, national origin or sex.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Letter Concerning the Progress Report by the Federal Woman's Award Study Group.

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