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Lyndon Johnson: “But we cannot--and do not--assume that the world's willingness to hold dollars is unlimited.”

On the recordFebruary 9, 1965
But we cannot--and do not--assume that the world's willingness to hold dollars is unlimited.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Special Message to the Congress on International Balance of Payments.

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