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Lyndon Johnson: “One of the clearest lessons of modern times is the destructive power of man's oldest enemies.”

On the recordJanuary 21, 1968
One of the clearest lessons of modern times is the destructive power of man's oldest enemies.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Reports on the Foreign Assistance Program for 1966 and 1967.

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