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The March 31, 1968 speech by President Johnson called for a partial halt to the bombing in Vietnam. On page three of the last section of this speech, President Johnson announced his decision not to run for a second term as President: "Accordingly, I shall not seek..." The draft includes corrections in the President's handwriting.
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Draft Page Three of the Last Section of the March 31, 1968 Speech by Lyndon Johnson
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Draft Page Three of the Last Section of the March 31, 1968 Speech by Lyndon Johnson
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The March 31, 1968 speech by President Johnson called for a partial halt to the bombing in Vietnam. On page three of the last section of this speech, President Johnson announced his decision not to run for a second term as President: "Accordingly, I shall not seek..." The draft includes corrections in the President's handwriting.
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-3- when We all himied
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What has been won in the unityof all our peoples must
not now be lost in division among any of our people.
Surferior destruct and delfishners
Believing this as I do, I have concluded that I should not
permit the Presidency to become involved in the partisan
divisions that are developing in this political year. With
America's sons in the field far away, with America's future
under challenge here at home, with our hopes -- and the
world's hopes -- for peace in the balance every day, I do
not believe that I should devote an hour of my time to any
personal partisan causes or to /n any duties other than the awesome
duties of this office.
will
Accordingly, I shall not seek -- and would not accept --
the nomination of my party for another term as your President.
however
Let men everywhere know that a strong, confident,
vigilant America stands ready to seek an honorable peace and
ready to defend an honored cause, whatever the price, whatever
the burden, whatever the sacrifice the duty duties of the future may
require.