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Lyndon Johnson: “They grow strong enough to stand in any wind. They grow tall enough to be seen from nearly any view.”

On the recordOctober 15, 1964
They grow strong enough to stand in any wind. They grow tall enough to be seen from nearly any view.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a Tree-Planting Ceremony at the White House

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