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Lyndon Johnson: “The fellowships are essential if teaching is to attract a higher proportion of our ablest young people, and if the best…”

On the recordJuly 16, 1965
The fellowships are essential if teaching is to attract a higher proportion of our ablest young people, and if the best teaching is to prevail in the classroom.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on the Proposed Teaching Professions Bill.

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