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Lyndon Johnson: “The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a present and probing concern for the future.”

On the recordApril 9, 1967
The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a present and probing concern for the future.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks of Welcome to the Vice President Upon His Return From Europe

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