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Lyndon Johnson: “But most of all, I am proud of you men who, out of the pitiful earnings that you get, and the modicum pay that is in…”

On the recordJanuary 10, 1968
But most of all, I am proud of you men who, out of the pitiful earnings that you get, and the modicum pay that is in your envelope, still think enough of your country not only to give your life for it but to invest some of your dollars in it.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks Upon Presenting the U.S. Savings Bond Minuteman Award to the Tactical Air Command's 12th Air Force

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