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Lyndon Johnson: “In Jordan, he and his people have brought that ancient land of the camel, the date, and the palm to the threshold of a…”

On the recordApril 13, 1964
In Jordan, he and his people have brought that ancient land of the camel, the date, and the palm to the threshold of a bright and a hopeful and a modern future.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Toasts of the President and King Hussein I

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