Lyndon Johnson actually said...

So under times and conditions such as those in which we live, I believe it is imperative that America's arts be encouraged and be supported more actively.

Context

Remarks to Members of the Bakersfield College Choir on the Creative and Performing Arts in America

08/03/1965

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