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On the recordAugust 20, 1965
We cannot commit ourselves, for the prolonged period required by this bill, to delay action necessary to meet the realities of the troubled world in which we live.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Veto of the Military Authorization Bill.

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