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Lyndon Johnson: “Much of the Nation has already voluntarily enacted a civil rights bill.”

On the recordApril 8, 1964
Much of the Nation has already voluntarily enacted a civil rights bill.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks to New Participants in 'Plans for Progress' Equal Opportunity Agreements

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