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We are not about to send American boys 9 or 10,000 miles away from home to do what Asian… — Lyndon B. Johnson

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We are not about to send American boys 9 or 10,000 miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves.

Lyndon B. Johnson
1964
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Vietnam WarAmerican politics
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Broken promisePromises and vows
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Political speech
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Speech
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1964
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Johnson, Lyndon B. Remarks in Memorial Hall. 21 Oct. 1964, Memorial Hall, Akron University, Akron, OH, USA.

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