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Lyndon Johnson: “We have the authority to do it without asking them, but we know that the size of the contribution is such that they will…”

On the recordMarch 29, 1966
We have the authority to do it without asking them, but we know that the size of the contribution is such that they will be in on the landing, so it seems to me more desirable that they also be in on the takeoff.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a News Briefing Held in Connection With the Message on Food for India

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