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Lyndon Johnson: “We cannot tolerate poverty in good conscience or in the interest of the future growth and prosperity of our great…”

On the recordOctober 13, 1965
We cannot tolerate poverty in good conscience or in the interest of the future growth and prosperity of our great Nation.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Letter Commending Federal and Local Groups Participating in an Urban Renewal Project in New York City.

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