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On the recordOctober 22, 1964
Healthy competition can be a spur to bring out the best in all of us, and international understanding that leads to peace is possible even in the presently troubled world.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Recorded Remarks Congratulating the U.S. Olympic Team and the Members of the U.S. Olympic Committee

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