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Lyndon Johnson: “The underutilization of American women continues to be the most tragic and the most senseless waste of this century.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 1966
The underutilization of American women continues to be the most tragic and the most senseless waste of this century.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Sixth Annual Federal Woman's Award Ceremony

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