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“The things I really cared about - poverty, the Great Society, civil rights - were all being drained away by the Vietnam War. The line that keeps running through my mind is the line I never spoke: "I can't speak for a war that I believe is immoral."”

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Bill Moyers, born on June 5, 1934, is a former White House Press Secretary from the United States. He has extensive experience in politics and the media, serving as the press secretary for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and making a profound impact in the field of public television. more

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