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Lyndon Johnson: “Therefore, in order to remove a peril to the national safety and to maintain and continue trade, commerce…”

On the recordOctober 17, 1966
Therefore, in order to remove a peril to the national safety and to maintain and continue trade, commerce, transportation, transmission or communication among the several states or with foreign nations, and production of goods for commerce, I direct you, pursuant to the provisions of Section 208 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, to petition in the name of the United States any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the parties to enjoin the continuance of such strike and for such other relief as may in your judgment be necessary or appropriate.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

Cable to the Acting Attorney General Directing Him To Seek an Injunction in the General Electric Company Labor Disputes.

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