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Lyndon Johnson: “Today, we are still the city on the hill, an example for the world.”

On the recordFebruary 11, 1965
Today, we are still the city on the hill, an example for the world.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the White House Luncheon on Lincoln's Birthday

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