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While you're saving your face, you're losing your ass.
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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Lyndon Baines Johnson
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I want real loyalty. I want someone who will kiss my ass in Macy's window, and say it smells like roses.
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