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Lyndon Johnson: “When President Stillman organized your American Federation of Teachers in 1916, the responsibility for teachers was very…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1965
When President Stillman organized your American Federation of Teachers in 1916, the responsibility for teachers was very high, but, as I have just indicated, the rewards were quite low.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Upon Accepting the Charles B. Stillman Award for Outstanding Service to Education

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