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Lyndon Johnson: “It is really difficult to remember that it was 5 years ago that it was only an idea in the minds of a very few…”

On the recordAugust 23, 1965
It is really difficult to remember that it was 5 years ago that it was only an idea in the minds of a very few thoughtful men.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Signing of the Bill Extending the Peace Corps Act

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