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Lyndon Johnson: “America's greatness is willingness to lend a helping hand to our neighbors from other lands who seek freedom here in our…”

On the recordNovember 20, 1965
America's greatness is willingness to lend a helping hand to our neighbors from other lands who seek freedom here in our shores.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks in San Antonio at a Reception Honoring Representative Henry Gonzalez

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