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On the recordDecember 15, 1967
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.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Upon Signing the Kennedy Round Trade Negotiations Proclamation.

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