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”I shall not seek, and I will not accept …”
”I shall not seek, and I will not accept …”
On March 31, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson stunned the nation by announcing he would not seek re-election. Watch his speech.
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”I shall not seek, and I will not accept …”
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