Lyndon Johnson actually said...

I want to extend the congratulations of all your fellow Americans for the championship performance and the sportsmanlike spirit of our U.S. competitors at the 1964 Olympics.

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Recorded Remarks Congratulating the U.S. Olympic Team and the Members of the U.S. Olympic Committee

10/22/1964

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