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Lyndon Johnson: “This year, with the help of your organization and many other friends of education, Congress enacted its crowning…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1965
This year, with the help of your organization and many other friends of education, Congress enacted its crowning achievement in education--the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Upon Accepting the Charles B. Stillman Award for Outstanding Service to Education

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