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On the recordOctober 26, 1964
It would be such a nice thing if these prophets of doom and gloom, and these apostles of fear and doubt, and these voices of smear and hate, and these suspicious persons who deal in petty things could just come here and see the heart of America.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Civic Center Arena in Pittsburgh

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