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On the recordJune 1, 1965
In this largest organization of its kind, the executive branch of the Government of the United States, the emphasis is no longer on the faceless mass, but the emphasis is on individual excellence.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Presentation of the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service.

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