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On the recordOctober 23, 1964
Under our democratic system, in less than 1 year from that day, you must decide whether I should step aside and whether I should move over, and whether you should have another leader.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks on the River Front in Memphis

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