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Lyndon Johnson: “Since I was a little boy that went to the post office, in the general store, the first time and put on my first pair of…”

On the recordOctober 20, 1964
Since I was a little boy that went to the post office, in the general store, the first time and put on my first pair of Buster Brown shoes that were made here in St. Louis, I have always had great faith in the people of Missouri.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks in St. Louis, Missouri

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