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On the recordApril 5, 1966
Further, I call upon this Nation to rededicate itself to the ideals of the inter-American system, as embodied in the Charter of the Organization of the American States, and to the goals of economic and social progress of the Charter of Punta del Este and the Economic and Social Act of Rio de Janeiro, which are so firmly founded on our belief in the dignity of man, and on our faith in the future of freedom.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Proclamation 3713—Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 1966

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