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On the recordOctober 12, 1966
It is in the interest of every American family that aggression not succeed, that the United States' word be kept, that our commitments be fulfilled, and that the people of the world not misinterpret the raucous and rasping voices in various quarters as indicating (a) either we want to dominate the area or (b) that we will get tired.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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The President's News Conference in New York City

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