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Lyndon Johnson: “I direct the appropriate agencies of the Federal Government, and I invite State and local governments and organizations…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 1968
I direct the appropriate agencies of the Federal Government, and I invite State and local governments and organizations, to participate actively in programs designed to promote better protection against accidental poisonings, particularly among children.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Proclamation 3826—National Poison Prevention Week, 1968

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