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Lyndon Johnson: “We are always glad to be able to get the release of our prisoners and to be able to reciprocate the actions they take.”

On the recordMarch 29, 1968
We are always glad to be able to get the release of our prisoners and to be able to reciprocate the actions they take.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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