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Lyndon Johnson: “To each generation belongs the task of advancing freedom; of guarding it jealously; of nurturing it; of strengthening…”

On the recordNovember 23, 1965
To each generation belongs the task of advancing freedom; of guarding it jealously; of nurturing it; of strengthening its institutions.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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The President's Thanksgiving Day Message to Members of the Armed Forces.

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