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Lyndon Johnson: “We want to move on to help you connect your highway with South America by closing the Darien Gap.”

On the recordApril 10, 1967
We want to move on to help you connect your highway with South America by closing the Darien Gap.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

The President's Toast at the Dinner in Punta del Este, Uruguay, for the Presidents of Central American States

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