On the recordJanuary 24, 1968
There have been times, in our history, when 'check and balance' really meant 'stop and freeze.'
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presidency.ucsb.eduLyndon Johnson: “There have been times, in our history, when 'check and balance' really meant 'stop and freeze.'”
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Toasts at a Dinner Honoring the Vice President, the Speaker of the House, and the Chief Justice
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