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Lyndon Johnson: “Remember the old man who said he always felt bad when he felt good, because he was afraid that tomorrow he might feel…”

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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