All through our Nation's history the prosperity of our people--as well as the safety of our people--has been tied very closely to the role that we play on the seas of the world.
Lyndon Johnson: “All through our Nation's history the prosperity of our people--as well as the safety of our people--has been tied very…”
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Remarks at the Swearing In of Rear Adm. John Harllee and James V. Day as Chairman and Vice Chairman, Federal Maritime...
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Sometimes it is your job to go out and scout the road, to encounter and overcome the difficulties that always accompany such a vast new venture as this.
In that pursuit, Mr. President, United States support will be gladly given.
Your reward--and it is coming--will be seen in the faces of children who will come down the road that you have helped to open.
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