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On the recordNovember 7, 1965
And I think it was then that I made up my mind that this Nation could never rest while the door to knowledge remained closed to any American.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at Southwest Texas State College Upon Signing the Higher Education Act of 1965

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