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1965
T h u r sd a y , A u g u st 12th
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W as lik e a cam p aign d ay.
I had w anted to spend at le a s t one day
s e e in g PR O JEC T HEADSTART in o p era tio n .
We ch o se New J e r s e y
b e c a u s e it w as c lo s e and I could s e
- Angeles Times reporter; Lady Bird mentions LBJ's schedule; the Johnsons fly to Texas to LBJ Ranch
- ? It is something close to
a miracle today to feel and observe that Juanita r ealizes that she will
have her turn to ring the clean-up bell, }\er turn to serve the milk,
or to paint at the easel or take her time to finish any project she
starts because it is hers
- to respond to loving care .
It has been a brief time since the start of Head Start. Its
measure will be seen years f.rom now when these children have
progressed - - most hopefully - - through school toward a happy
and self-reliant adulthood.
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