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Lyndon Johnson: “In sum, we propose to enlist the very best talent--private and public, of all nations, rich and poor.”

On the recordNovember 5, 1967
In sum, we propose to enlist the very best talent--private and public, of all nations, rich and poor.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Report on U.S. Food Aid Programs.

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