On the recordJune 6, 1966
I bring you the pride and the hope of a Nation that cherishes excellence and commitment, and that has never needed your kind of excellence and commitment more than it needs it right now.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI bring you the pride and the hope of a Nation that cherishes excellence and commitment, and that has never needed your kind of excellence and commitment more than it needs it right now.
Remarks at the Ceremony Honoring the Presidential Scholars of 1966.
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