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Lyndon Johnson: “I believe 1968 can be the year in which we move closer than ever before to that elusive goal.”

On the recordFebruary 26, 1968
I believe 1968 can be the year in which we move closer than ever before to that elusive goal.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Special Message to the Congress: Prosperity and Progress for the Farmer and Rural America

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