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On the recordJuly 22, 1966
The United States was born in strife and it was nurtured in hardship.
Said by
Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks Upon Arrival at the Airport, Lawrenceville, Illinois.

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