Lyndon Johnson actually said...

So that proclamation is now in force and the month of May will be set aside to honor our elder citizens and our fathers and our mothers.

Remarks at the Schlesinger Old Folks Home, Beaumont, Texas, Upon Signing Proclamation "Senior Citizens Month, 1968....

02/29/1968

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Reluctantly and regretfully, I accept your resignation as Special Counsel.

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