05/19/1965
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"Tonight, with prayerful hope for the future, we have come here to light the Nation's Christmas tree."
"In a short time I am going across the street a few hundred yards to light the Nation's Christmas tree."
"We are in a time of testing for our Nation, a time of uncertainty for our country."
"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen."