On the recordJanuary 22, 1973
It is my sad duty to announce officially the death of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the thirty-sixth President of the United States, on January 22, 1973.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIt is my sad duty to announce officially the death of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the thirty-sixth President of the United States, on January 22, 1973.
Proclamation 4180—Announcing the Death of Lyndon Baines Johnson
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