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Lyndon Johnson: “On many occasions in both war and peace, Maxwell Taylor has responded to his country's call without any thought of self.”

On the recordJuly 1, 1964
On many occasions in both war and peace, Maxwell Taylor has responded to his country's call without any thought of self.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Swearing In of General Taylor as Ambassador to Viet-Nam.

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