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Lyndon Johnson: “The great periods of progress in America have come when the leaders of each branch were more concerned with making…”

On the recordJanuary 24, 1968
The great periods of progress in America have come when the leaders of each branch were more concerned with making progress than with establishing their predominance.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Toasts at a Dinner Honoring the Vice President, the Speaker of the House, and the Chief Justice

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