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Lyndon Johnson: What happens to Lake Erie will alone affect the lives of 25 million people in the State of New York, in the land of the…

On the recordAugust 18, 1966
What happens to Lake Erie will alone affect the lives of 25 million people in the State of New York, in the land of the United States, and in our neighbor, Canada.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Buffalo on Beginning a 3-Day Trip in New York and New England.

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