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Lyndon Johnson: “Herbert Hoover was President when I first came to Washington in 1931.”

On the recordAugust 11, 1965
Herbert Hoover was President when I first came to Washington in 1931.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Signing of the Bill Establishing the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

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