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Lyndon Johnson: “If we are intense--and the slang expression is 'hipped'--on any subjects around here, it is food for our bodies, for our…”

On the recordMarch 30, 1966
If we are intense--and the slang expression is 'hipped'--on any subjects around here, it is food for our bodies, for our children, and education for their minds and health for their physiques.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a Meeting Marking the Inauguration of the State-Federal (Title 19) Medical Assistance Program.

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