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On this day in 1964, President Johnson delivered his first State of the Union address as president. He singled out education as a key remedy for poverty, declaring war on poverty. “It will not be a short or easy struggle, no single weapon or strategy will suffice, but we shall not rest until that war is won. The richest Nation on earth can afford to win it. We cannot afford to lose it.” Full remarks: presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=26787 Watch: youtu.be/Fv9aim1QJzM
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 15:30:11 +0000

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