I am very happy to say that today you have standing in the United States Senate a man who carries on in the tradition of Lincoln, a man named Paul Douglas, who fights to see that all men are free and equal and live together as brothers.
Remarks Upon Arrival at the Airport, Lawrenceville, Illinois.
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Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States, under the authority vested in me by section 2 of the act of June 8, 1906, supra, do proclaim that, subject to valid existing rights, the lands owned or controlled by the…
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Any reservations or withdrawals heretofore made which affect the lands described above are hereby revoked.
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