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Lyndon Johnson: “They fought, at great personal risk, for a world of peace--a world that might become, however slowly, worthy of the…”

On the recordJune 22, 1966
They fought, at great personal risk, for a world of peace--a world that might become, however slowly, worthy of the human spirit.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks and Citation at the Medal of Honor Ceremony for Lt. Charles Q. Williams, USA.

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