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Lyndon Johnson: “Economic stability and political tranquility depend on how well we accomplish commonplace tasks: the production of food…”

On the recordMarch 27, 1966
Economic stability and political tranquility depend on how well we accomplish commonplace tasks: the production of food, its transportation, the supply of fertilizer, family planning, electricity for farm and village, the realization of economic growth and opportunity.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks of Welcome to Prime Minister Gandhi of India on the South Lawn at the White House

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