04/07/1968
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"I believe that this is one of the most constructive, and one of the most sensible, and also one of the most exciting programs that this Nation has ever undertaken."
"Nearly half the preschool children of poverty will get a head start on their future."
"President Johnson noted with deep appreciation the contribution of the Republic of Korea towards the defense of Viet-Nam."
"We have taken up the age-old challenge of poverty and we don't intend to lose generations of our children to this enemy of the human race."