06/07/1966
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"This, in effect, is another coonskin on the wall."
"I pledge myself in the allotted time to me in the Presidency to use every single resource of the Federal Government to banish crime from the United States of America."
"For the first time in history, American cities have a voice in the Cabinet and a department devoted to urban affairs."
"In my message on crime to the Congress this year, I asked the Attorney General to work with the Governors to establish statewide committees on law enforcement and criminal justice."