Lyndon Johnson said "Because I have always, and I will always, put the peace and security of America, the peace and security of my country, ahead of the interests of the Democratic Party." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 27, 1964

Because I have always, and I will always, put the peace and security of America, the peace and security of my country, ahead of the interests of the Democratic Party.

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Lyndon Johnson

Democratic · Texas

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Remarks in Hartford, Connecticut

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