Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Under the provisions of this legislation, more than 5 1/2 million schoolchildren in areas of poverty throughout this Nation from coast to coast will be helped.

Context

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

09/29/1965

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