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Lyndon Johnson: “Our ability to seize the opportunities and to use our vast resources to further the aims of the United States foreign…”

On the recordMay 5, 1965
Our ability to seize the opportunities and to use our vast resources to further the aims of the United States foreign policy must in large measure rest on the dedication and capabilities of people involved in our foreign activities.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on the Need for a Unified and Flexible Foreign Affairs...

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