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Lyndon Johnson: “The productive capacity of American agriculture can and should produce enough food and fiber to provide for: 1. domestic…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 1966
The productive capacity of American agriculture can and should produce enough food and fiber to provide for: 1. domestic needs, 2. commercial exports, 3. food aid to those developing countries that are determined to help themselves, 4. reserves adequate to meet any emergency, and to stabilize prices.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Special Message to the Congress: Food for Freedom

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