'A Wasteful Thing'
'A Wasteful Thing'
Speaking with Senator Richard B. "Dick" Russell Jr. [D–Georgia], President Johnson criticized his own War on Poverty's Community Action Program as "a wasteful thing" and "a dangerous thing, too." He then turned to the Democratic Party's prospects in the upcoming midterm elections.
Location: Oval Office
Tape Number: WH6606-01-10204-10205