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Lyndon Johnson: “Crime—the fact of crime and the fear of crime—marks the life of every American.”

On the recordMarch 8, 1966
Crime—the fact of crime and the fear of crime—marks the life of every American.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Special Message to the Congress on Crime and Law Enforcement.

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