Lyndon Johnson: “If medals could be awarded to the wives of officers and men in our services, certainly Mrs. Harkins would deserve high…”

Now, Therefore, I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do proclaim that the following described land reserved by the Act of September 1, 1959, be designated as the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Park area of…

In that pursuit, Mr. President, United States support will be gladly given.

I believe deeply in your cause and I believe in you.

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