Lyndon Johnson actually said...

I have the highest confidence that you will, by your hands and your hearts, turn on many lights at home and in the world, to make this a brighter world for your fellow man.

Context

Remarks to Winners of a Contest Sponsored by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

06/08/1965

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