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Lyndon Johnson: “And it was only yesterday, at the request of some of my friends, I met with the leaders of the American Medical…”

On the recordJuly 29, 1965
And it was only yesterday, at the request of some of my friends, I met with the leaders of the American Medical Association to seek their assistance in advancing the cause of one of the greatest professions of all--the medical profession--in helping us to maintain and to improve the health of all Americans.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks With President Truman at the Signing in Independence of the Medicare Bill

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