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On the recordDecember 17, 1964
Now it is my great privilege to do as Presidents have done for 40 years--to press this button and light the Christmas tree for all the Nation.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Lighting of the Nation's Christmas Tree

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