Lyndon Johnson actually said...

We are giving that help, we are giving it because of our commitments, because of our principles, and because we believe that our national interest demands it.

Context

Remarks to Committee Members on the Need for Additional Appropriations for Military Purposes in Viet-Nam and the Dominican...

05/03/1965

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