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On the recordOctober 14, 1964
You believe in prosperity at home, you believe that every man and woman that wants a job and who is willing to work ought to have a job, and so do I.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks to a Group Outside Madison Square Garden

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