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Lyndon Johnson: “Fortunately, most Americans would rather look ahead; most Americans are more concerned about where we are going than…”

On the recordDecember 1, 1967
Fortunately, most Americans would rather look ahead; most Americans are more concerned about where we are going than where we have been.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Delivered by Telephone to the Regional Democratic Conference in Charleston, West Virginia.

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