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On the recordMay 19, 1966
Today the per capita income of this region is 69 percent of the national average, compared to 45 percent at the time of TVA's creation.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House Requesting Increased Borrowing Authority for TVA.

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