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Lyndon Johnson: Whatever time is allotted us, we have tried to remove disease from the skins and the bodies of our people, and we have…

On the recordApril 7, 1966
Whatever time is allotted us, we have tried to remove disease from the skins and the bodies of our people, and we have tried to find food to give them nourishment and to give them strength.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks in San Antonio at the Signing of the Medicare Extension Bill

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