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On the recordOctober 2, 1966
When we claim to be sustaining the cause of freedom in the world, we are judged--and I think rightly so--in terms of our commitment to liberty and justice here at home.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Swearing In of Nicholas deB. Katzenbach as Under Secretary of State.

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