Lyndon Johnson: “I am sorry that this is so, but until men and nations are content to…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 1968

I am sorry that this is so, but until men and nations are content to leave one another in peace it will be so.

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Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a Farewell Ceremony at the Pentagon Honoring Secretary McNamara.

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Lyndon Johnson: “I am sorry that this is so, but until men and nations are content to leave one another in peace it will be so.”