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Lyndon Johnson: “More than 100 years ago Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.”

On the recordMarch 26, 1968
More than 100 years ago Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Upon Signing the Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968

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