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Lyndon Johnson: “I think we very much need this convention to protect American interests, and to protect American citizens abroad.”

On the recordFebruary 1, 1967
I think we very much need this convention to protect American interests, and to protect American citizens abroad.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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