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On the recordMay 10, 1965
This long overdue change, rooted as it is in national interests and in humanitarianism, should be enacted without further delay.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Upon Signing Proclamation Adding Ellis Island to the Liberty Island National Monument.

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