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On the recordOctober 5, 1965
I urge that such programs place emphasis on the responsibilities of rural and urban citizens in the war against poverty, in the creation of new jobs and new sources of income, in improving educational, medical, and other community services, and in developing and preserving the natural beauty of America.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Proclamation 3678—National Farm-City Week, 1965

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