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Lyndon Johnson: “The people that I reward, notwithstanding what some think, are the folks that come up with new programs and new ideas in…”

On the recordMay 18, 1965
The people that I reward, notwithstanding what some think, are the folks that come up with new programs and new ideas in something different, and even something that I don't agree with, because frequently they convince me that I am wrong.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Presentation of the National Civil Service League's Career Service Awards.

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