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On the recordAugust 13, 1966
My talks with General Westmoreland have confirmed the conviction that: -- the United States has never had a more efficient and courageous fighting force in the field than the men who are serving us at this hour in Vietnam;
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks to the Press at the LBJ Ranch Following a Report on Vietnam by General Westmoreland

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