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Lyndon Johnson: “Now I know, and you know, that there are many voices in this land which tell us that we must return to stagnation…”

On the recordDecember 1, 1967
Now I know, and you know, that there are many voices in this land which tell us that we must return to stagnation because of the war in Vietnam.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks Delivered by Telephone to the Regional Democratic Conference in Charleston, West Virginia.

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