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Robert C. Byrd: “We want peace. This is the cry not only of the people of the United States and of South Vietnam-but also of mankind.”

On the recordMay 23, 1967
We want peace. This is the cry not only of the people of the United States and of South Vietnam-but also of mankind.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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May 23, 1967

Editor's note · Context

Speaking in support of the administration's Vietnam policy.

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