Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Please pass on to your associates in the Department and, in particular, to the Coast Guard, my commendation and appreciation for these achievements.

Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury in Response to His Report on Management Improvements in the Coast Guard.

09/08/1966

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