Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Considering our history, I think it is understandable why my countrymen are puzzled when someone calls us a 'colonialist' power.

The President's Toast at a State Dinner in His Honor in Chakri Throne Hall, Bangkok, Thailand

10/27/1966

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