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Lyndon Johnson: “Opportunity should not be closed to any person because of the circumstances of the area in which he lives.”

On the recordMarch 24, 1965
Opportunity should not be closed to any person because of the circumstances of the area in which he lives.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Special Message to the Congress on Area and Regional Economic Development.

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