Lyndon Johnson actually said...

To retreat from it would, I think, set a chain reaction of counter-protection and retaliation that would put in jeopardy our ability to work together and to prosper together.

Context

Remarks Upon Signing the Kennedy Round Trade Negotiations Proclamation.

12/15/1967

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