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Lyndon Johnson: “By 1970, our State governments, Governor Hughes, must grow by more than 600,000 to keep pace with the times.”

On the recordMay 10, 1966
By 1970, our State governments, Governor Hughes, must grow by more than 600,000 to keep pace with the times.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs, Princeton University

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