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Lyndon Johnson: “As President Kennedy said when he visited your capital last year, the unique inter-American system of international…”

On the recordJune 29, 1964
As President Kennedy said when he visited your capital last year, the unique inter-American system of international cooperation is now demonstrating in this hemisphere that economic prosperity is the handmaiden of political liberty.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks of Welcome at the White House to President Orlich of Costa Rica

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