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Lyndon Johnson: “Well, I have made careful inquiries and I will eat the salmon and praise the B.C. Lions.”

On the recordSeptember 15, 1964
Well, I have made careful inquiries and I will eat the salmon and praise the B.C. Lions.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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The President's Response to Remarks of Welcome by Prime Minister Pearson at Vancouver International Airport, British...

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