05/05/1957
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"For today our whole economy turns and depends upon the commerce of the world through such ports as this."
"Here, in the Port of New Orleans, we see reflected America's strength, her vitality, her confidence, her irrepressible desire for improvement, her magnificent ability to meet resourcefully the demands..."
"It has got to have such influence in all national affairs that, regardless of which party has come into power, the brains and the talent of the Southern States are as willing and as well organized, an..."
"If you remember, I was nominated over in Chicago, and immediately all the party strategists came to give me advice."