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Lyndon Johnson: “The heritage of liberty we enjoy was bought by men and women who dared the unknown, who tamed the wilderness, and gave…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 1968
The heritage of liberty we enjoy was bought by men and women who dared the unknown, who tamed the wilderness, and gave their lives on fields of battle.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Proclamation 3829—American History Month, 1968

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