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Lyndon Johnson: “Her waters have seen many a great captain, many goods, and dozens of armies make the passage.”

On the recordMay 6, 1965
Her waters have seen many a great captain, many goods, and dozens of armies make the passage.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Broadcast on the 30th Anniversary of V-E Day

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