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Lyndon Johnson: “It is essential that Americans understand and appreciate the importance of highway transportation to their social and…”

On the recordAugust 16, 1966
It is essential that Americans understand and appreciate the importance of highway transportation to their social and economic progress, and to the defense of our Nation.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Proclamation 3735—National Highway Week, 1966

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