On the recordAugust 9, 1965
No man and no woman ever grows too old or too successful to forget the memory of a childhood home that was without lights, and that was without water, and that was without covering on the floor.
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presidency.ucsb.eduNo man and no woman ever grows too old or too successful to forget the memory of a childhood home that was without lights, and that was without water, and that was without covering on the floor.
Remarks at the Signing of the Housing and Urban Development Act
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