Lyndon Johnson: “For every Federal dollar spent, Indian Americans have contributed…”

On the recordMarch 5, 1968

For every Federal dollar spent, Indian Americans have contributed another 40 cents in labor, materials and actual funds.

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

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Lyndon Johnson: “For every Federal dollar spent, Indian Americans have contributed another 40 cents in labor, materials and actual funds.”