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Lyndon Johnson: “As long as I hold it, I will keep the office of President always close to all the people.”

On the recordOctober 13, 1964
As long as I hold it, I will keep the office of President always close to all the people.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a Rally at the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton, Pa., Airport

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