Lyndon Johnson: “This was a time for action--a time for action to meet and to overcome…”

On the recordAugust 17, 1965

This was a time for action--a time for action to meet and to overcome the challenge of this great drought.

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Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a Conference on the Water Crisis in the Northeastern States.

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We are grateful for the impressive gesture of good will and partnership that you have extended to us.

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Any reservations or withdrawals heretofore made which affect the lands described above are hereby revoked.

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

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Thank you all for your welcome and for the wonderful work that you carry on.

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Lyndon Johnson: “This was a time for action--a time for action to meet and to overcome the challenge of this great drought.”