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Lyndon Johnson: “It is a source of strength--not to be treated lightly, not to be tinkered with or tampered with carelessly or casually.”

On the recordSeptember 13, 1964
It is a source of strength--not to be treated lightly, not to be tinkered with or tampered with carelessly or casually.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks to Representatives of 'Rural America for Johnson-Humphrey'

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