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Lyndon Johnson: “We intend to make it possible for a young nation to begin its experiment with democracy--without staring down the barrel…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 1966
We intend to make it possible for a young nation to begin its experiment with democracy--without staring down the barrel of an aggressor's gun.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Upon Presenting the Medal of Honor Posthumously to Petty Officer Marvin G. Shields, USN

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