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Lyndon Johnson: Both our countries emerged from a colonial past and treasure independence all the more for that.

On the recordSeptember 7, 1966
Both our countries emerged from a colonial past and treasure independence all the more for that.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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The President's Toast at a Dinner in Honor of General Ne Win of Burma

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