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Lyndon Johnson: “She has taken nature and beauty by one hand, and boys and girls by the other, and she has made them dance together in a…”

On the recordApril 4, 1966
She has taken nature and beauty by one hand, and boys and girls by the other, and she has made them dance together in a happy circle of understanding and respect.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a Ceremony Honoring Mrs. Mona M. Dayton as 'Teacher of the Year.'

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