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On the recordAugust 2, 1965
This Congress this week will pass a voting rights bill that will give every American, regardless of his economic status, or where he lives, or what kind of a dress or suit he wears, or what his color is, or what his religion is-he will have that right that every free American ought to have of a secret ballot and to go and vote for his official, and it will be guaranteed to him by the United States flag in every precinct in this land.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks to the International Platform Association Upon Receiving the Association's Annual Award

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