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Message Greeting Sir Winston Churchill on the Occasion of His 90th Birthday.

November 30, 1964

I KNOW I speak for all Americans, your fellow citizens, in extending warmest congratulations and affectionate best wishes on your 90th birthday. As you celebrate this milestone in a full and eventful life we remember with gratitude, and future generations will continue to do so, your magnificent eloquence, your unfailing courage and your great service to the cause of freedom and human dignity.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Note: The text of Sir Winston's reply follows:

I am most grateful to you, Mr. President, for your heartwarming message. As an honorary citizen of the United States, I send my compatriots my thanks and my true good wishes.
WINSTON S. CHURCHILL

Lyndon B. Johnson, Message Greeting Sir Winston Churchill on the Occasion of His 90th Birthday. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/241494

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