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Lyndon Johnson: “It is the kind of people like you who have made the sacrifice to come out here and spend this evening listening to…”

On the recordJune 25, 1964
It is the kind of people like you who have made the sacrifice to come out here and spend this evening listening to speeches and to reach down in your pocket and pay the fare that supports one of the two great parties in America that are responsible for this great system that we have.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner in Detroit

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