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On the recordAugust 19, 1966
Our hope is that the North Vietnamese will soon realize that they cannot succeed in taking over South Vietnam and they will turn to the task of helping their own people and building their own nation.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a Navy League Luncheon, Manchester, New Hampshire.

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