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On the recordSeptember 4, 1966
Remember the old man who said he always felt bad when he felt good, because he was afraid that tomorrow he might feel worse.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at an AFL-CIO Rally in Detroit

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