09/11/1966
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"It can be said of him, as Thomas Jefferson said of George Washington: 'Never did nature and fortune combine more perfectly to make a man great, and to place him in everlasting remembrance.'"
"Third, I am proud I am a public servant."
"One thing that I think we must constantly be aware of is that no people anywhere during any period of history have ever had so much to be thankful for as we Americans."
"I hope that every family in this land will be able not only to enjoy a bountiful Thanksgiving, because we have so much to be thankful for, but that they will be able to enjoy some good turkey."