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Lyndon Johnson: “Until peace comes, or if it does not come-- we will give our fighting men what they must have: every gun, every dollar…”

On the recordJanuary 18, 1966
Until peace comes, or if it does not come-- we will give our fighting men what they must have: every gun, every dollar, and every decision--whatever the cost or whatever the challenge.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Letter to the Speaker Transmitting Proposed Supplemental Appropriations in Support of Operations in Southeast Asia.

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