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On the recordAugust 17, 1966
Let us not throw up thoughtless barriers which prevent them from contributing their share to society.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Proclamation 3736—National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, 1966

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