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Lyndon Johnson: “On this occasion x year ago, our beloved President John F. Kennedy reminded us that Christmas is the day when all of us…”

On the recordDecember 21, 1963
On this occasion x year ago, our beloved President John F. Kennedy reminded us that Christmas is the day when all of us dedicate our thoughts to others, when we are all reminded that mercy and compassion are the really enduring virtues, when all of us show, by small deeds and by large, that it is more blessed to give than to receive.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Lighting of the Nation's Christmas Tree

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