02/09/1965
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"So today we have come here to the historic East Room of the White House and gathered at this place to start a journey together."
"In accepting this award this morning, I want to declare once again that so long as I am in public office, I am going to do everything within my power and my capability to prevent us from falling behin..."
"I believe that those who make that case are no less patriotic and no less sincere than those who believe that we cannot shorten the length of our reach into the world."
"We seek only one real monument, a monument with peace and progress for its base and justice for its pinnacle."