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Lyndon Johnson: “And when I go back to Washington I am going to say to the leaders of that great Capital, that I wish they could come…”

On the recordApril 23, 1964
And when I go back to Washington I am going to say to the leaders of that great Capital, that I wish they could come here to the heartland of America and see what the people are doing for themselves.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Lulu V. Cline School, South Bend, Indiana.

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