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On the recordApril 21, 2010
Lyndon Johnson I think wanted to avoid that in an even more controversial set of legislations.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Lamar Alexander discusses Lyndon Johnson's strategy to pass civil rights legislation.

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