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On the recordAugust 2, 1966
And I think it is realistic to say that foreign aid has been an important force for good in this world in which we live.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Swearing In of William S. Gaud as Administrator, Agency for International Development.

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