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Lyndon Johnson: “I came here today to pledge to you that the Federal Government, as long as I have anything to do with it, is going to…”

On the recordAugust 18, 1966
I came here today to pledge to you that the Federal Government, as long as I have anything to do with it, is going to meet its responsibilities.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at Columbus Circle, Syracuse, New York

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