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Lyndon Johnson: “We in our country stand in need of greater knowledge and understanding of the old and honored cultures to the south of…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 1966
We in our country stand in need of greater knowledge and understanding of the old and honored cultures to the south of us; and we likewise stand in readiness to help those in the other American Republics who wish to understand us better by learning more about our cultural growth and aspirations.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Message to the Delegates to the Fourth Meeting of the Inter-American Cultural Council.

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