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Remarks To The Members Of The President's Council On Aging, February 16, 1965
When I came to Washington we were doing nothing. Social security was not even talked about. Old age assistance was not prevalent and it took the combined efforts of President Roosevelt and Huey Long, and a good many others to dramatize the situation where we could really have the Government do anything for the aged....
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Title: Remarks To The Members Of The President's Council On Aging, February 16, 1965
Creator: Lyndon Baines Johnson (author)
Date: February 16, 1965
Format: Speech
Source: Social Security Online History Page
Keywords: Aging; Economics; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Government; Government Agencies; Huey Long; Insurance; Labor; Laws & Regulation; Legislation; Lyndon Johnson; Medicine; Policy; Politics; Presidents Council On Aging; Public Health; Public Health & Welfare; Public Welfare; Social Security; Social Welfare & Communities
Topics: Government, Policy & Law