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And Americans have always stood ready to pay the cost in energy and treasure which are needed to make those goals a reality.

Lyndon B. Johnson

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Lyndon B. Johnson
Age: 64 †
Born: 1908
Born: August 27
Died: 1973
Died: January 22
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