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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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