Lyndon Johnson: “Yes, I remember the day the Bonus Army was driven down the streets to…”

On the recordApril 23, 1964

Yes, I remember the day the Bonus Army was driven down the streets to the mud flats of Anacostia.

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Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Airport, Huntington, West Virginia, Upon Departing for Washington.

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Lyndon Johnson: “Yes, I remember the day the Bonus Army was driven down the streets to the mud flats of Anacostia.”