We cannot tolerate poverty in good conscience or in the interest of the future growth and prosperity of our great Nation.
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
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Letter Commending Federal and Local Groups Participating in an Urban Renewal Project in New York City.
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