He must have enough steel in his spine so that the noisy dissent of the crowd doesn't sway him from what he truly believes to be the correct course to follow.
Lyndon Johnson: “He must have enough steel in his spine so that the noisy dissent of the crowd doesn't sway him from what he truly…”
On the recordMarch 1, 1966
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Remarks at the Swearing In of Lee C. White as Chairman, Federal Power Commission.
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