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Lyndon Johnson: “I want to confess that I was somewhat surprised when Pierre told me that he intended to run for Senator in a State more…”

On the recordJune 18, 1964
I want to confess that I was somewhat surprised when Pierre told me that he intended to run for Senator in a State more than 500 miles long.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks in San Francisco at a Democratic Fundraising Dinner

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