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Lyndon Johnson: “I remember the first President I ever saw, and the greatest President I ever knew.”

On the recordOctober 10, 1964
I remember the first President I ever saw, and the greatest President I ever knew.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Municipal Park, South Gate, California

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