It reminds us that every citizen in this land is the descendant of men who were once foreigners--who were once strangers from afar.
Lyndon Johnson: “It reminds us that every citizen in this land is the descendant of men who were once foreigners--who were once strangers…”
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Remarks at the Signing of the Columbus Day Proclamation.
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