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On the recordFebruary 5, 1966
We cannot accept their logic that tyranny 10,000 miles away is not tyranny to concern us.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks of Welcome to Vietnamese Leaders Upon Arriving at Honolulu International Airport

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