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Lyndon Johnson: “So I would remind you that when I went to Washington 35 years ago I saw General MacArthur on a white horse chasing the…”

On the recordAugust 25, 1966
So I would remind you that when I went to Washington 35 years ago I saw General MacArthur on a white horse chasing the veterans down Pennsylvania Avenue into the Anacostia Flats.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Upon Arrival in Pocatello on Beginning a Trip in Idaho, Colorado, and Oklahoma

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