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Lyndon Johnson: “And so tonight I am going to leave the White House and go away to the hills of home, with my heart full of gratitude for…”

On the recordSeptember 2, 1965
And so tonight I am going to leave the White House and go away to the hills of home, with my heart full of gratitude for the great progress that a united America has made this week.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Televised Statement by the President Announcing Settlement of the Steel Dispute.

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