01/20/1964
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"What happens to Lake Erie will alone affect the lives of 25 million people in the State of New York, in the land of the United States, and in our neighbor, Canada."
"This is a problem that must be met not only by the Federal Government, but by every government, State and local, and by all the people of America."
"That is why I have enjoyed my afternoon with the Governor of your State, with the mayors of your cities, with your county leaders, with your civic leaders without regard to race or religion or populat..."
"Someone asked me one time what my political philosophy was. And I said, 'Well, I am a free man first, an American second, a public servant third, and a Democrat fourth--in that order.'"