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Lyndon Johnson: “I think that there are a good many people in the country that are troubled about Vietnam and wish we could find some way…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 1966
I think that there are a good many people in the country that are troubled about Vietnam and wish we could find some way to negotiate, but I think the country overwhelmingly supports the position that we have taken.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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