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Lyndon Johnson: “The American Indian deserves a chance to develop his talents and share fully in the future of our Nation.”

On the recordMarch 5, 1968
The American Indian deserves a chance to develop his talents and share fully in the future of our Nation.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Special Message to the Congress on the Problems of the American Indian: 'The Forgotten American.'

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