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Lyndon Johnson: “I hope and I pray that by not allowing the Presidency to be involved in divisions and deep partisanship, I shall be able…”

On the recordMarch 31, 1968
I hope and I pray that by not allowing the Presidency to be involved in divisions and deep partisanship, I shall be able to pass on to my successor a stronger office--strong enough to guard and defend all the people against all the storms that the future may bring us.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks in Chicago Before the National Association of Broadcasters.

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