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Doing the right thing is not the problem. Knowing what the right thing is, that's the challenge.
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Age: 64 †
Born: 1908
Born: August 27
Died: 1973
Died: January 22
36Th U.S. President
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Texas
Lyndon Johnson
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
President Johnson
L. B. Johnson
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