On the recordSeptember 21, 1966
Under the old system, even Christopher Columbus would have found it difficult to come to this country--simply because Christopher Columbus was born in Italy.
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presidency.ucsb.eduLyndon Johnson: “Under the old system, even Christopher Columbus would have found it difficult to come to this country--simply because…”
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Remarks at the Signing of the Columbus Day Proclamation.
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