Lyndon Johnson actually said...

We will need to watch unfolding events closely, and to remain flexible in our tax and other policies so that we can change quickly if the need should arise.

Context

Message to the Economic Symposium Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Employment Act of 1946.

02/22/1966

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