On the recordJanuary 19, 1968
We are trying to do something about it. I am trying to do something about it for the young, for the old, and I hope those of us in the middle can help on it while we can.
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presidency.ucsb.eduLyndon Johnson: “We are trying to do something about it. I am trying to do something about it for the young, for the old, and I hope…”
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Remarks to the Press on Announcing a Plan for a Pilot Health and Housing Project in Washington
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