Lyndon Johnson actually said...

So I ask the people of the United States to ally themselves firmly with their Government in these crucial years, and to become active partners and participants in the continuing fulfillment of the historic pledge of Punta del Este to the Hemisphere that is our home.

Context

Proclamation 3844—Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 1968

04/07/1968

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