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Lyndon Johnson: “Men who have worked together to reach the stars are not likely to descend together into the depths of war and desolation…”

On the recordJune 16, 1965
Men who have worked together to reach the stars are not likely to descend together into the depths of war and desolation . . . Barriers between us will fall as our sights rise to space.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Presentation of NASA Exceptional Service Awards Following the Flight of Gemini 4.

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