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On the recordDecember 9, 1964
Our first objective will always be to assure nondiscriminatory operation rather than to put an end to programs which are vital to the welfare of all Americans.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the National Urban League's Community Action Assembly

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