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On the recordMay 26, 1967
Let this ship we christen in his name be a testament that his countrymen have not forgotten.
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Eddie Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Christening of the Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. John F. Kennedy.

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