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Lyndon Johnson: “All Americans are really heirs of travelers who originally came here from far across the seas to cast their lot in this…”

On the recordAugust 10, 1965
All Americans are really heirs of travelers who originally came here from far across the seas to cast their lot in this great country of ours.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks to the Members of the See the U.S.A. Committee.

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