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On the recordAugust 3, 1965
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.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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

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