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Lyndon Johnson: “Today we think of Christopher Columbus--a son of Italy--as the first immigrant: the first in that long procession of…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 1966
Today we think of Christopher Columbus--a son of Italy--as the first immigrant: the first in that long procession of strangers who, over the centuries, have come to enrich our lives, our statesmanship, and our culture here in America.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Signing of the Columbus Day Proclamation.

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