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Lyndon Johnson: “So, this is our pledge to the memory of this great man who is really, as all of you here know, a true citizen of the…”

On the recordJuly 13, 1965
So, this is our pledge to the memory of this great man who is really, as all of you here know, a true citizen of the world--a pledge to devote our energies and our talents and our resources and our wills to the cause for which he died.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a Luncheon for Members of the Joint U.S.-Japan Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs

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