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On the recordAugust 19, 1966
I want to speak to you this morning about our society--about some of the stress that it is undergoing and about what I believe that we must do if we are to preserve civil peace and if we are to serve social justice.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Upon Receiving an Honorary Degree at the University of Rhode Island

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