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Lyndon Johnson: “They want to--and they are--committing themselves to the great causes and challenges of our times with a fervor, an…”

On the recordApril 1, 1965
They want to--and they are--committing themselves to the great causes and challenges of our times with a fervor, an intelligence, an unselfishness which should thrill all of us.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a Ceremony in Honor of Stephen Addiss and William E. Crofut II.

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