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Lyndon Johnson: “When this Republic was born, Thomas Jefferson looked about at the energy and the creativity that stirred among the…”

On the recordApril 23, 1968
When this Republic was born, Thomas Jefferson looked about at the energy and the creativity that stirred among the people in the first years of our freedom.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a Democratic Party Dinner in Chicago

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