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On the recordOctober 27, 1964
It is mighty easy to talk like a bravado when you are talking about someone else's sons, but when you get up where your thumb has the responsibility for touching that button, and you get to thinking about the consequences of that act that will kill 300 million people, it is a time for prayer.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Riverside, California, County Courthouse

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