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Lyndon Johnson: “And we must assure the Indian people that it is our desire and intention that the special relationship between the…”

On the recordMarch 5, 1968
And we must assure the Indian people that it is our desire and intention that the special relationship between the Indian and his government grow and flourish.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Special Message to the Congress on the Problems of the American Indian: 'The Forgotten American.'

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