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On the recordMarch 21, 1966
As long as the United States may be called upon to defend the Free World's interests anywhere on the globe, our ships are necessary to insure continuous supply of the military material that helps to prevent or defeat aggression by any country.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Proclamation 3708—National Maritime Day, 1966

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