Lyndon Johnson said "From the moment that you take your oath, your job will be to cup your hands about the flame of our Nation's genius." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 2, 1966

From the moment that you take your oath, your job will be to cup your hands about the flame of our Nation's genius.

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Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Swearing In of the Chairman and Members of the National Council on the Humanities.

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