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Lyndon Johnson: “This is the firm and the irrevocable commitment of our people and our Nation, whatever the risk and whatever the cost.”

On the recordMay 3, 1965
This is the firm and the irrevocable commitment of our people and our Nation, whatever the risk and whatever the cost.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks to Committee Members on the Need for Additional Appropriations for Military Purposes in Viet-Nam and the Dominican...

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