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Joe Manchin: “Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty in 1964.”

On the recordApril 19, 2021
Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty in 1964.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin references Johnson's efforts to combat poverty in Appalachia.

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