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Lyndon Johnson: “The large enterprises that really shape history take a great deal of time and much hard work.”

On the recordDecember 15, 1967
The large enterprises that really shape history take a great deal of time and much hard work.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Upon Signing the Kennedy Round Trade Negotiations Proclamation.

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