Political Quotes

On the recordMay 18, 1966
The owner of a corner grocery store has just as much right to the help of his Government as the president of a big supermarket.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Swearing In of Bernard L. Boutin as Administrator, Small Business Administration.

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