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On the recordJuly 22, 1966
We have built the greatest country that mankind has ever known and we are going to work day and night to make it better all the time.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Upon Arrival at the Airport, Lawrenceville, Illinois.

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