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Lyndon Johnson: “Modern vehicles travel at greater speeds over longer distances than ever before; we must make certain that they are…”

On the recordAugust 16, 1966
Modern vehicles travel at greater speeds over longer distances than ever before; we must make certain that they are equal to the rigorous demands placed upon them by modern high-speed travel.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Proclamation 3735—National Highway Week, 1966

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