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I know - from personal experience - that abiding values and abundant visions are learned in the homes of our people.
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 Johnson
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
President Johnson
L. B. Johnson
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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.
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For the college years we will provide scholarships to high school students of the greatest promise and greatest need and guarantee low-interest loans to students continuing their college studies.
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