On the recordMay 1, 1967
The problems of poverty, which are fostered by generations of neglect, cannot be solved in a single summer or in a single year.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe problems of poverty, which are fostered by generations of neglect, cannot be solved in a single summer or in a single year.
Letter to the President of the Senate Requesting Supplemental Appropriations for Summer Youth Programs.
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