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Lyndon Johnson: “The millions of people who passed through the Ellis Island Depot were important to America for their contribution in…”

On the recordMay 10, 1965
The millions of people who passed through the Ellis Island Depot were important to America for their contribution in making the United States of America the world leader it is today;
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Proclamation 3656—Adding Ellis Island to the Statue of Liberty National Monument

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