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Lyndon Johnson: “If you want to change what you have seen this summer, and if you want to improve upon it, and if you believe this…”

On the recordAugust 3, 1965
If you want to change what you have seen this summer, and if you want to improve upon it, and if you believe this Government can and should do a better job for all the people, then I am proud of you.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks to College Students Employed by the Government During the Summer

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