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On the recordAugust 17, 1966
You are here because your fellow citizens have faith in your ability not to just learn about your Government, but to make a contribution to your Government.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks to the Summer Interns in the White House Seminar Program.

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