Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 19, 1964
Now both in terms of statistics and in terms of human welfare, it is a fact that America's first citizens, our Indian people, suffer more from poverty today than any other group in America.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks to Members of the National Congress of American Indians.

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